Microsoft Access: Designing Queries and Advanced Reports
Microsoft Access Training Series | Level 2
Course Details
Duration: 1 day (9 am – 4 pm)
Microsoft® Access® Versions: 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 365 (Windows)
Delivery Methods (Instructor-led): Live classroom (LC) | Virtual classroom (VC)
Course Dates: May 14, 2021 (Virtual classroom) | View schedule
Course Fee: $245 CDN per person + HST (Virtual classroom), $275 CDN per person + HST (Bring your own device for live classroom courses) or $325 CDN per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device for live classroom courses)*
Alternate Course(s): This course is equivalent to day 2 of the Microsoft Access: Intermediate / Advanced course.
Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca for more information including savings for custom group training.
Public scheduled courses are delivered as live classroom training or virtual classroom training (as indicated). All courses are instructor-led.
Course Overview
Move to the next level in this hands-on course and learn some of the more advanced query and report tools in Microsoft Access. Students will design queries with calculated fields using conditional and date functions and create totals or summary queries. Other types of queries will be created as well including parameter queries, crosstab queries, append and make table queries. Students will also design reports with grouping, calculated controls, custom filters and subreports. Throughout this course, the instructor will include numerous tips, tricks and shortcuts. Each student will also receive a full course manual.
Prerequisite: Microsoft Access: Introduction or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Location and timing: Public scheduled courses are held online in virtual classroom format or in downtown Toronto and run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).
Related training: View all Microsoft Access courses >
INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
- Comprehensive course manual
- Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
- Sample and exercise files
- Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
- Certificate of completion
- Follow-up email support
Course Topics
Customizing Microsoft Access for Queries and Reports
- Adding buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar for queries and reports
- Setting important Access options
Importing Data from Excel
- Importing Excel data into a Microsoft Access table
- Cleaning up imported data
Creating Calculated Fields in Queries
- Creating calculations in queries using both operators and functions
- Entering functions using the Expression Builder
- Using the Iif function to calculate conditional results
- Using the Switch function as an alterantive to the Iif function
- Extracting years and months from date fields using data functions
Summarizing Records in Totals Queries
- Creating summary or totals queries to summarize data from multiple records
- Grouping by specific fields in summary queries
- Calculating totals using aggregate functions including SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX and COUNT
- Using Where in summary queries
- Displaying captions
Designing Queries to Prompt Users to Enter Criteria
- Prompting users to enter specific data using parameters
- Using different types of parameters to prompt users to enter dates, text or numbers when running a query
Running Append, Make Table and Crosstab Queries
- Enabling conent for action queries
- Running action queries including append and make table queries
- Designing crosstab queries to display summaries in a cross tabular way
Designing Reports from Tables or Queries
- Creating reports with fields from multiple related tables
- Creating reports from queries
- Changing the source of a report
Working with Report Properties, Sections and Groups
- Using Properties in reports
- Understanding key properties for controls and sections
- Adding grouping levels
- Inserting calculations in groups
- Inserting calculations in other sections
- Numbering records in a report
- Grouping by date intervals
- Grouping by a calculation
- Managing sorting in reports
Formatting Reports
- Changing section formatting
- Applying conditional formatting in reports
- Controlling the display of report header and footers
Filtering Reports
- Applying a filter in a report in Layout View
- Creating filters in Design View
- Running a report that prompts the user to enter information
Inserting a Subreport
- Adding a subreport control on a report
- Formatting a subreport control
Exporting Reports to PDF
- Exporting reports to a PDF (Portable Document Format)
- Adding a PDF button to the Quick Access Toolbar
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