Microsoft Access 2000 Introduction and Use of RDBMS (Access 2000) Chapter 1 : Database and It’s Objects Chapter 2 : Tables Chapter 3 : Queries Chapter 4 : Forms Chapter 5 : Reports Chapter 6 : Data Access Pages Chapter 7 : Command bars and Menus Chapter 8 : Macro Chapter 9 : Access Security Chapter 1 : Database and It’s Objects .............................................12 Databases: What they are and how they work.................................................................. 12 Tables: What they are and how they work......................................................................... 13 Queries: What they are and how they work....................................................................... 14 Forms: What they are and how they work.......................................................................... 15 Reports : What they are and how they work...................................................................... 16 Data access pages: What they are and how they work................................................... 17 Designing different types of data access pages............................................................ 18 Using data access pages in Internet Explorer .............................................................. 18 Using data access pages in Microsoft Access ............................................................. 19 Macros: What they are and how they work........................................................................ 19 What is a macro? ............................................................................................... 19 Modules: What they are and how they work...................................................................... 19 What is a module?.............................................................................................. 19 About relationships in an Access database ....................................................................... 19 Why define relationships? ..................................................................................... 19 How do relationships work?................................................................................... 20 A one-to-many relationship.................................................................................... 20 A many-to-many relationship.................................................................................. 20 A one-to-one relationship...................................................................................... 20 Defining relationships .......................................................................................... 20 Create a database.................................................................................................................. 21 Create a database using the Database Wizard ............................................................ 21 Create a database without using a wizard .................................................................. 21 The difference between importing and linking .............................................................. 22 Importing data................................................................................................... 22 Linking data...................................................................................................... 22 Ways to import and link data.................................................................................. 22 Using ODBC data sources .................................................................................... 23 Unsupported programs ........................................................................................ 23 Automating import operations................................................................................. 23 About designing a database .................................................................................. 23 1 Determine the purpose of your database ................................................................ 23 2 Determine the tables you need ............................................................................ 24 3 Determine the fields you need ............................................................................. 24 4 Identify the field or fields with unique values in each record .......................................... 25 5 Determine the relationships between tables............................................................. 25 6 Refine your design .......................................................................................... 25 7 Enter data and create other database objects........................................................... 25 8 Use Microsoft Access analysis tools...................................................................... 25 Display or change the general properties of a database object.......................................... 26 Rename an Access database or Access project........................................................... 26 Delete an Access database or Access project ............................................................. 27 Copy or move an Access database or Access project .................................................... 27 Open a Microsoft Access database .......................................................................... 28 Back up a database ............................................................................................ 29 Restore a database from a backup copy.................................................................... 30 Chapter 2 : Tables...............................................................................31 Create a table ......................................................................................................................... 31 Create all tables, forms, and reports for a database in one operation .................................. 31 Create a table by using the Table Wizard................................................................... 31 Create a table by entering data in a datasheet............................................................. 31 Create a table on my own ..................................................................................... 32 Create a new table from existing data ....................................................................... 32 Open a table..................................................................................................... 33 Optimize general table performance......................................................................... 33 Split a table into related tables using the Table Analyzer Wizard........................................ 34 Define validation rules to control when a record can be saved .......................................... 34 Add a field to a table in Design view ......................................................................... 35 What data type should I use for a field in my table? ....................................................... 35 Field data types available in Microsoft Access ............................................................. 36 Move a field in table Design view ............................................................................ 38 Change a field name in a table ............................................................................... 39 Delete a field from a table in Design view................................................................... 39 Delete a field from a table in Datasheet view............................................................... 39 Change a field''s data type..................................................................................... 40 Specify a different display name for a field (column) in Datasheet view................................ 40 Specify the default control (list box, combo box, or check box) for a field.............................. 41 Change the field size for Text and Number fields.......................................................... 41 Define an input mask for a field in a table................................................................... 42 Define an input mask for a field in a query.................................................................. 42 Create an input mask for a control ........................................................................... 42 Define a default value in table Design view................................................................. 43 Assign a default value to a control ........................................................................... 43 Properties that control how blank fields are handled ...................................................... 44 The difference between Null values and zero-length strings ............................................. 44 When to allow Null values in a field .......................................................................... 44 When to allow neither Null values nor zero-length strings in a field ..................................... 44 When to allow both Null values and zero-length strings in a field ....................................... 44 When to allow only zero-length strings or some value in a field ......................................... 44 Distinguishing Null values from zero-length strings........................................................ 45 Finding zero-length strings or Null values................................................................... 45 About compressing the data in a Text, Memo, or Hyperlink field .......................................
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