Getting Started with Access 2007

Overview/Description
With Access 2007, Microsoft introduces some of the most significant changes to Access in years. Most notable is the intuitive new user interface that replaces the traditional menus and toolbars with features like the Ribbon, the Quick Access Toolbar, and the Microsoft Office button. This course provides an introduction to Access 2007 and demonstrates how to navigate within the new user interface. The introductory steps in planning a database, the components and views of an Access database, and database creation methods are also covered.

Target Audience
End-users seeking to attain competency in Access 2007; end-users seeking to obtain Microsoft Application Specialist certification in the use of Microsoft Access 2007; end-users seeking to obtain Microsoft Application Professional certification; end-users seeking a basic IT certification such as ECDL/ ICDL, or an equivalent.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with a Windows environment

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with Access 2007

plan a database

match the main elements of the Access 2007 screen with their functions

use Access Help

plan a database

use Access Help

create a database from scratch

create a database from a template

add a blank datasheet to a database

use views

create an Access database and add a datasheet

change the view