Microsoft Access 2007 Introducing Access Starting Access Fields and Records What is Access? Starting Access Locate Templates Online Templates Open Recent Databases Access Help Window Creating a Database The Office Menu The Navigation Pane Hiding the Navigation Pane The Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar Contextual Tabs The Status Bar Data Entry and Navigation Opening Databases Open List Button Recently Opened Databases Table Basics Adding a New Record Table Navigation Buttons The Scroll Bars Freeze Columns Enhancing Tables Changing Text Alignment Previewing a Datasheet Using the Navigation Pane The Navigation Pane and Access Objects Database Tables The Table in Design View Using Forms Previewing a Report Customizing the Navigation Bar Creating Navigation Bar Categories Assigning Objects
Closing the Database Creating Tables Creating Tables Planning a Database Creating a New Table Saving the Table The Table in Design View The Primary Key Add New Fields Deleting Fields Datasheet View Modifying the Table Design Modifying the Table Design Field Names Changing Data Types Standard Data Types Selecting a Text Data Type The Description Column Field Properties Field Size Format Properties Input Mask The Caption Field Property Default Value Property Validation Rule and Validation Text Required and Allow Zero Length Indexing a Field Data Types Lookup Wizard Adding a Field to a Table Setting Field Properties Saving the Design Changes Testing Field Properties Changing the Primary Key Changing the Field Order
Working with Records Changing Column Width and Row Height Copy, Cut and Paste Editing Records Sorting the Table Finding Records Deleting a Record Filter by Selection Filtering using Field list button Filter by Form Closing a Table Importing and Exporting Data Relational Databases Creating Forms Importing Data Refining the Imported Table Design Importing Excel Worksheets Exporting Data Table Relationships Displaying Table Relationships Selecting the Tables Creating a Relationship Relationship Types Referential Integrity The Relationship Line Editing and Printing Relationships Displaying Subdatasheets Compacting, Backing up and Restoring a Database Creating a Form The Form Wizard Adding Fields Selecting the Form Layout Selecting the Form Style Displaying the Form Moving in a Record Form Navigation Buttons Adding a New Record to a Form
Modifying Forms Entering Data in a Form Editing Records in a Form Deleting Record Modifying Forms Form Design Screen Sections Changing the Section Sizes What are Controls on a Form? Selecting Controls Unstacking Fields Re-sizing a Text Box Moving a Field Moving a Single Control The Undo Button Selecting Several Controls De-selecting a Control Adding a Label Adding a Field to the Form Deleting Controls Calculated Controls Changing a Label Name Displaying the Field Properties Changing the Tab Order Formatting Forms Changing a label's Font Changing the Font Size Standard label font formatting options Changing Background Color Changing the Font Color Adding Special Effects Applying AutoFormats Using the Format Painter Changing to Form View AutoFormat Select and Crosstab Queries Introducing Queries Creating a Select Query Individually Adding Fields Sorting a Query
Action Queries Running a Query Saving a Query Closing a Query Crosstab Query Action Queries The Make Table Query Update Query Append Query Conditional Expressions Creating Reports Printing Reports Multiple Table Queries Joining Tables in a Query Adding Fields to the Grid Running the Query The Query in SQL View Adding Selection Criteria Using Logical Operators Returning to Design View Using the Or Operator Using the Like Operator Creating a Report Selecting a Table or Query Adding Fields to a Report Moving to Next Step of the Wizard Grouping Report Records Sort and Summary Options Layout and Orientation Selecting a Report Style and Report Title Displaying the Report Previewing Reports Moving Around the Report Zoom Options The Page Setup Box Changing Margins Changing Page Orientation Printing the Report
Modifying Reports in Design View Design View Numeric Formatting Group Header and Footer Page Header and Footer Report Header and Footer