Access: Designing the Database Interface

Learning Objectives

  • Create relational forms and reports
  • Enhance forms with drop-down lists and command buttons
  • Use design features to make forms and reports more usable and attractive
  • Create a navigation form
  • Clean up and package a finished database

Prerequisite Skills

  • Create parameter queries
  • Summarize data using groups, calculated expressions, and aggregate totals
  • Perform mathematical and text operations in a query

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  • This course contains training material only. 
  • Participants who are not affiliated with Indiana University will need your own access to installed and licensed software, according to the training topic. This will allow you to follow along and participate in the hands-on exercises.
  • If you do not have access to the needed software, you can still enroll in the online course and read the course content.

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This online course is free to everyone and available for enrollment through IU Expand.

This course consists of a series of short lessons, examples, demonstrations, practice quizzes, and hands-on exercises.

To complete the course content, you will need:

  • a web browser and internet access to use the course material on IU Expand.
  • a copy of the software relevant to the training installed on your computer.