Access 2013 LiveLessons (Video Training)

Access 2013 LiveLessons (Video Training)

Released May 2013
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 0133260941

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Video description

Explore the most popular and some of the lesser known features of Access 2013 –Tables, Queries, Forms, Reports, Macros, and much more with Alison Balter as your guide!

  • Start-to-finish personal training on Access 2013: just watch and learn!
  • Simple, quick video walkthroughs of the tasks you perform most often!
  • Great personalized training at a fraction of the cost...for everyone who doesn't have time to read a book!
These video lessons will ensure that you can harness the power of Access faster and more easily than ever before! In 13 thorough parts, Access 2013 LiveLessons shows you how to increase add finesse and polish to your presentations so they look like the pros. Expert Alison Balter simplifies powerful features and tools including Tables, Forms, reports, Queries, Macros, and much more! Truly harness the power built into Access! Just watch: You’ll master high-powered skills at your own pace–and get specific answers and solutions immediately, whenever you need them! For anyone who wants to master Microsoft Access 2013 fast!

About the Author:

Alison Balter is the president of InfoTech Services Group, Inc., a computer consulting firm based in Newbury Park, California. Alison is a highly experienced independent trainer and consultant specializing in Windows applications training and development. During her 27 years in the computer industry, she has trained and consulted with many corporations and government agencies. Since Alison founded InfoTech Services Group, Inc. (formerly InfoTechnology Partners) in 1990, its client base has expanded to include major corporations and government agencies such as Cisco, Shell Oil, Accenture, AIG Insurance, Northrop, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Prudential Insurance, Transamerica Insurance, Fox Broadcasting, the United States Navy, University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and others.

Alison specializes in teaching others how to develop Windows and Web applications. She is a leading author of 15 Microsoft Access books and SQL Server books, including Alison Balter’s Mastering Access 2003 Development, Alison Balter’s Mastering Access 2007 Development, Teach Yourself SQL Server 2005 Express in 24 Hours, Using Access 2010, and Access 2013 Absolute Beginners Guide. Alison is also featured in several training videos for both SAMS and Experts Exchange.

Most recently, Alison was given the honor of Microsoft Access MVP 2012, an honor bestowed on a select few individuals who have donated their time to bettering the development community. She was also selected as 2012/2013 Ventura County Woman Business Owner of the Year. Alison can be reached at alison@techismything.com.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Introduction to Access 2013 LiveLessons 00:03:45
  2. Lesson 1: Why use Microsoft Access?
    1. Learning objectives 00:00:32
    2. 1.1 Learn About Relational Databases 00:00:56
    3. 1.2 Preview Database Components 00:05:31
    4. 1.3 Explore the Types of Things You Can Do With Microsoft Access 00:04:16
  3. Lesson 2: Get Started with Microsoft Access
    1. Learning objectives 00:00:23
    2. 2.1 Create a Database from a Template 00:02:50
    3. 2.2 View Database Objects 00:04:25
    4. 2.3 Create a Database from Scratch 00:01:29
    5. 2.4 Open an Existing Database 00:00:46
    6. 2.5 Close a Database 00:00:30
    7. 2.6 Exit Access 00:00:44
  4. Lesson 3: Tables: The Repository for Your Data
    1. Learning objectives 00:00:26
    2. 3.1 View and Navigate Table Data 00:02:22
    3. 3.2 Edit Table Data 00:04:52
    4. 3.3 Search for and Replace Table Data 00:03:21
    5. 3.4 Use Filters to View the Data You Need 00:07:46
  5. Lesson 4: Use Queries to Retrieve the Data You Need
    1. Learning objectives 00:00:29
    2. 4.1 Create a Simple Query 00:04:29
    3. 4.2 Order the Query Result 00:03:45
    4. 4.3 Refine your Queries with Criteria
    5. 4.4 Close a Query
    6. 4.5 Open an Existing Query
  6. Lesson 5: Use Forms to Display and Modify Information
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 5.1 Open an Existing Form
    3. 5.2 Delete Field Contents Within a Form
    4. 5.3 Use a Form to Add New Records to a Table
    5. 5.4 Use a Form to Delete Records from a Table
    6. 5.5 Copy Records Within a Form
    7. 5.6 Work with Data
    8. 5.7 Replace Data in the Table Underlying a Form
    9. 5.8 Sort Form Data
    10. 5.9 Filter Form Data
    11. 5.10 View the Design of a Form
  7. Lesson 6: Create Your Own Forms
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 6.1 Create a Form by Using the AutoForm Feature
    3. 6.2 Use the Form Wizard to Build a Form
    4. 6.3 Create Split Forms
    5. 6.4 Create Multiple Item Forms
    6. 6.5 Create Navigation Forms
    7. 6.6 Take Advantage of Conditional Formatting
  8. Lesson 7: Use Reports to Print Information
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 7.1 Open and View a Report
    3. 7.2 Move from Page to Page
    4. 7.3 Zoom In and Out
    5. 7.4 View Multiple Pages
    6. 7.5 Print a Report
  9. Lesson 8: Build Your Own Reports
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 8.1 Use the AutoReport Feature
    3. 8.2 Create a Report by Using the Report Wizard
    4. 8.3 Create Mailing Labels
    5. 8.4 View the Design of a Report
  10. Lesson 9: Create Your Own Tables
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 9.1 Build a New Table
    3. 9.2 Select the Appropriate Field Type for Your Data
    4. 9.3 Work with Indexes
    5. 9.4 Explore the All-Important Primary Key
    6. 9.5 Work with Field Properties
  11. Lesson 10: Relate the Information in Your Database
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 10.1 Learn about Relational Database Design
    3. 10.2 Examine the Types of Relationships
    4. 10.3 Establish Relationships
    5. 10.4 Establish Referential Integrity
  12. Lesson 11: Enhance the Queries That You Build
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 11.1 Design a Query Based on Multiple Tables
    3. 11.2 Modify the Datasheet View of a Query
    4. 11.3 Print Query Results
    5. 11.4 Learn about the Updatability of Query Results
    6. 11.5 Explore Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Query Basics
    7. 11.6 Refine Your Query with Criteria
  13. Lesson 12: Advanced Query Techniques
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 12.1 Create Calculated Fields
    3. 12.2 Get Help from the Expression Builder
    4. 12.3 Create and Run Parameter Queries
    5. 12.4 Create and Run Action Queries
    6. 12.5 Use Aggregate Functions to Summarize Numeric Data
    7. 12.6 Work with Outer Joins
  14. Lesson 13: Build Powerful Forms
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 13.1 Work with Controls
    3. 13.2 Take Advantage of Form Properties
    4. 13.3 Learn about Control Properties and Why to Use Them
  15. Lesson 14: Advanced Form Techniques
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 14.1 Work with Combo Boxes
    3. 14.2 Work with List Boxes
    4. 14.3 Explore the Command Button Wizards: Programming without Typing
    5. 14.4 Build Forms Based on More Than One Table
  16. Lesson 15: Build Powerful Reports
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 15.1 Understand Report Bands
    3. 15.2 Work with Controls
    4. 15.3 Build a One-to-Many Report Using the Report Wizard
    5. 15.4 Enhancing a One-to-Many Report
    6. 15.5 Build a One-to-Many Report with the SubReport Wizard
    7. 15.6 Use Subreports
  17. Lesson 16: Advanced Report Techniques
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 16.1 Add Sorting and Grouping
    3. 16.2 Work with Group Header and Footer Properties
    4. 16.3 Take Advantage of Report Properties
  18. Lesson 17: Automate Your Database with Macros
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 17.1 Learn the Basics of Creating and Running a Macro
    3. 17.2 Harness the Power of Submacros
    4. 17.3 Control your Macros Using Program Flow
    5. 17.4 Run an Access Macro
    6. 17.5 Modify an Existing Macro
    7. 17.6 Create an Embedded Macro
  19. Lesson 18: Advanced Macro Techniques
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 18.1 Create Data Macros
    3. 18.2 Create a Drillthrough Macro
    4. 18.3 Learn What Other New Features Are Available in Macros
    5. 18.4 Test a Macro
    6. 18.5 Convert a Macro to VBA Code
    7. 18.6 Create an AutoExec Macro
  20. Lesson 19: Share Data With Other Applications
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 19.1 Export Access Data
    3. 19.2 Import Data Into Access
    4. 19.3 Link to Data in Other Databases
    5. 19.4 The Linked Table Manager
  21. Lesson 20: Put it All Together – A Complete Application
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 20.1 Design the Tables to Store Your Data
    3. 20.2 Build the Forms to Edit Your Data
    4. 20.3 Build the Queries to Extract the Data You Need
    5. 20.4 Design the Reports to Display Your Data
    6. 20.5 Build the Macros Necessary to Automate Your Application
  22. Summary
    1. Summary of Access 2013 LiveLessons

Product information

  • Title: Access 2013 LiveLessons (Video Training)
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: May 2013
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 0133260941