1. Databases – exercises in Microsoft Access 2013
Karolina Muszyńska

2. Microsoft Access 2013 tutorial
Working with data:
Working with tables
Working with forms
Sorting and filtering records
Running queries and reports:
Designing a simple query
Designing a multi-table query
Creating reports

3. Working with tables Opening a table Modifying data (validation rules)
Adding new data and deleting data
Navigating through a table
Find and replace feature
Modifying table appearance
Exercises:
Add a new record to the Products table
In the Products table find all „Lemon” words and replace into „Lime”
In the Orders table hide the Customer ID field
In the Customers table change the alternate row color into light pink

4. Working with forms Opening a form Modifying data (validation rules)
Adding new data and deleting data
Fields/features used in forms (subforms)
Exercises:
Create a new record using the Orders form
Using Customer form find „Smith Jerrod” customer and modify his address

5. Sorting and filtering Sorting records Filtering records Exercises:
Simple filter
Filter from a selection
Filter from a search term
Filtering numbers and dates
Exercises:
Filter Customers to show only these whose last name starts with letter „K”
Filter Orders to show only these whose Pickup Date is between 1st and 15th December 2013

6. Designing simple queries
Designing one-table queries
Choosing a table
Choosing fields
Setting criteria
Setting sorting option
Saving query
Exercises:
Create a new query based on the Customers table
Add the following fields: First Name, Last Name, City, Add to Mailing List?
Set the following criteria - only customers who are not added to the mailing list, or who live in Garner city should be displayed
Sort the query by Last Name, from Z to A
Save the query and name it „From Garner or not ed customers”

7. Designing multi-table queries
Planning a query
Choosing tables and fields
Checking the join direction linking the tables
Setting criteria and/or sorting/hiding/totals
Saving query
Exercises:
Display city, first and last name of all customers whose last name starts with letters „B” and who are from „Raleigh” city and whose order ID is above 30; do not show the order ID field in the query
Save the query and name it „Customers B from Raleigh”

8. Designing multi-table queries
Exercises:
Open the previously designed query „Customers B from Raleigh”) in the design view
Count number of orders placed by each customer
Add another Order ID field to the query
Add Totals row to the query
Set the Totals row in the Orders ID field to Count

9. Creating reports Choosing a table or a query for the report
Adjusting and formatting the report in the Layout view
Resizing
Deleting unwanted fields
Sorting and filtering
Printing or exporting reports
Exercises:
Use the „From Garner or not ed customers” query and create a report
Resize the fields so that all data is visible
Sort it by City field ascending
Export the report as a pdf