1. * A form is another means of viewing information from a table & displaying the information one record at a time. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

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4. * A report is a means of presenting data from either a table or a query. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

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6. You can do “grouping” and “sorting”. Make changes to the page layout. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

7. Give your report a title! Final Product! Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

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9. * A data access page is a Web page that is connected to a database. * FYI…Data Access Pages can only be created using Access 2000 (or later) and can only be viewed by users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later) Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

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11. * A module is essentially a collection of declarations, statements, and procedures stored together as one named unit to organize your Microsoft Visual Basic code. Microsoft Access has two types of modules: standard modules and class modules. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

12. Object Box Procedure Box Declarations Procedures Procedure View Button Full Module View Button Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

13. * Makes use of “tags” and always lowercase * Usually 3 letters * Pick a “naming convention” and stick with it! * At the very minimum, use a convention for the names of objects (tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros) in your database. * Examples: * tblEmployees * qryEmployees * frmEmployees * rptEmployees * Makes your work look more professional Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787

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15. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787 * Discuss how a database can be used daily to maintain household or school information.

16. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 * The Navigation Pane does not display any groups that are empty. * By default, objects in the Navigation Pane are organized by Table. * Double-Click an object in the Navigation Pane to open the object * You can select open objects using the object table that appears below the ribbon area * The currently selected object’s tab appears in yellow * Close an object by choosing the close button on the upper right corner of the object window

17. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787 * Datasheet view shows the data in the database. It also allows you to enter and edit the data. It does not let you change the format of the database, other than minor changes (such as displayed column widths). Design view allows you to create or change the table, form, or other database object, and configure the fields. You can also set keys and restrict the values entered here. But you can't change the database data in design view. You don't use one or the other exclusively. You constantly switch back and forth between them while designing your database

18. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787 Datasheet view displays the data in columns & rows much like what is seen in an Excel spreadsheet. A “row” represents a record. A “column” represents a field.

19. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787 Design view displays the background structure of the object. Design view may be used to modify the underlying design of the object. ALL OBJECTS can be opened in Design View. This is how a Table looks in Design View Field Name Data Types Properties

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22. Access Lesson 1 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School Weaverville, NC 28787 Navigate using the mouse and/or the navigation buttons Can also navigate by using the keyboard arrow keys Navigation Buttons Total Number of Records Scroll Bars can be used to navigate