Microsoft Access 2003 Database by Examples,9781420827354

Microsoft Access 2003 Database by Examples

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ISBN13: 9781420827354
ISBN10: 1420827359
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Pub. Date: 2005-07-11
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Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
What is a Database? xiii
Examples of Database Systems xiii
What is Access 2003? xiv
An Access Database File xv
The different objects in a Database File xv
Planning Your Database Application
1(12)
The different approaches to designing and building a database
1(1)
The Systems Development Lifecycle
1(4)
A Simple approach to designing a database
5(1)
A sample database application
5(5)
Things to avoid in designing your tables
10(3)
Starting and Quitting Access
13(2)
Quitting Microsoft Access
14(1)
Getting Help
15(6)
Type a question for help box
15(1)
Microsoft Access Help Menu
16(2)
The Office Assistant
18(2)
Getting help from other sources
20(1)
Creating an Access Database
21(8)
Create A Blank Database Without A Wizard
21(2)
Creating A Database Using A Wizard
23(6)
Tables
29(13)
Create A Table With A Table Wizard
30(3)
Create A Table In Design View (Without A Table Wizard)
33(3)
Setting Up A Primary Key
36(1)
Create A Table By Entering Data
37(5)
Customising a Table in Design View
42(21)
Adding Fields To A Table
42(1)
Deleting A Field From A Table
43(1)
Renaming A Field In Design View
44(1)
Rearranging A Field In Design View
44(1)
Copy A Field
45(1)
Changing The Data Type For A Field
45(1)
Changing Or Setting Fields Properties
46(9)
Default Value Property
55(8)
Relationships in Access Database
63(11)
Setting up a relationship
64(1)
Types of Relationships
64(3)
Creating A Relationship
67(3)
Referential Integrity
70(2)
Viewing Existing Relationship
72(1)
Editing an existing relationship
72(1)
Deleting a relationship
73(1)
Adding and Editing Data
74(8)
Adding Records
74(2)
Editing a field
76(1)
Saving Data
76(1)
Selecting a field
77(1)
Selecting Record
77(1)
Deleting a Record
78(1)
Copy records in a datasheet
79(1)
Move records in a datasheet
79(1)
Navigating Between Fields
80(1)
Navigating between records
80(2)
Customizing a Table in Datasheet View
82(7)
Changing the Column Width
82(1)
Changing row height
82(1)
Formatting a datasheet
83(1)
Changing the font of a datasheet
84(1)
Formatting a datasheet with gridlines
84(1)
Adding Special Design Effects
85(1)
Rearranging columns
86(1)
Hide a column
87(1)
Unhide Columns
87(1)
Freeze a column
88(1)
Forms
89(9)
Creating a form
89(1)
Creating a form using the AutoForm
89(1)
Creating a form with the form Wizard
90(2)
Creating a form in the Design View
92(1)
Adding a new Record to a form
93(1)
Navigating through records
94(1)
To move to specific record
95(1)
Editing records in a form
95(1)
Deleting records in a form
95(3)
Adding Controls to a form
98(16)
Adding a bound Text Box Control to your form
99(1)
Creating Unbound or Calculated Controls
100(1)
To create an unbound control
101(1)
To create a calculated text box
101(1)
Creating a label
102(1)
Setting Control Properties
102(1)
Changing the Properties of a control
103(1)
Validating or restricting data entry in a form
104(1)
Validation Rule and Validation Text Properties
105(2)
Changing the Tab Order
107(1)
Forms Sections
108(1)
Resizing a form
108(1)
Setting Section Properties
109(1)
Setting Form properties
110(1)
Setting the Default View for a form
110(4)
Improving the Appearance and Layout of Your Form
114(7)
Moving Controls
114(1)
Resizing a Control
115(1)
Changing the fonts and font size
116(1)
Aligning text within a control
116(2)
Adding Rectangles
118(1)
Drawing a line
118(1)
Creating a three dimensional effect
119(1)
Adding Background Color to your form
119(1)
Changing the color of the text
119(2)
Customising Your Form with Controls and Command Button
121(17)
Creating a List Box or a Combo Box
121(1)
Creating a List Box or Combo Box with a Wizard
122(1)
Creating a List Box or Combo Box without a Wizard
123(1)
Examples of Data Properties
124(1)
Setting the properties for a List Box or Combo Box
124(2)
Restricting users to values on the list
126(1)
Creating Check boxes, Option Buttons and toggle Buttons
127(1)
Creating a Check Box
127(1)
Creating an Option Group
127(3)
Change a control from one type to another
130(1)
Creating Command Buttons
131(1)
To create a command button with a Wizard
131(2)
Creating a Command Button Without a Wizard
133(3)
Creating a form with multiple pages
136(1)
To add a page break to a form
136(1)
To add a Tab Control to a form
136(2)
Adding Graphics to Forms
138(5)
Add a bound object frame
138(1)
To create an embedded object in a bound object frame
139(1)
To embed or link an existing object in an unbound object frame
140(1)
Resizing an object
141(1)
To make the object fit its frame
141(2)
To Find Specific Values in a Field
143(11)
Using the Replace Feature
145(2)
Filtering Records
147(1)
Filter by selection
148(1)
Filtering by forms
149(2)
Saving Your Filtered Data as a Query
151(1)
Filtering with Expression
151(1)
Advanced Filter
152(2)
Queries
154(9)
Creating a Query
155(1)
Creating a Select Query with a wizard
155(2)
Creating a Select Query without a wizard
157(1)
Adding Fields to a Query
158(1)
Saving a Query
159(1)
Exploring the different views in a Query window
160(1)
The Design View
160(1)
The Datasheet view
160(1)
The SQL view
161(1)
Switching between view
161(1)
Opening a query
161(1)
Opening a query in Design view from the Database window
162(1)
Customising a Query
163(12)
Adding a column to a query
163(1)
Inserting a field
163(1)
Deleting a field
163(1)
Rearranging or moving a column
164(1)
Add a table to a query
165(1)
Removing a table from a query
165(1)
Viewing and setting properties for queries
166(1)
To view and set the properties of a field or query
166(1)
Showing unique values in a query
167(1)
Adding Criteria to Your Query
168(1)
Specifying the criteria
168(1)
Viewing your Query Results from Design View
168(1)
To specify criteria for a field using the Expression Builder
169(1)
Comparison Operators
169(1)
Specifying more than one criteria
170(1)
Using Or
171(1)
Using And
172(1)
Using the Date, Year and DatePart function
172(3)
Performing Calculations in a Query
175(8)
Using predefined functions to calculate total
175(1)
Calculate Total on all records in a table
175(1)
Calculating on a group of records
176(1)
Create a calculated field in a query
177(1)
Using the & Operator to join text and fields
178(1)
Group Query
178(1)
Sorting your records
179(4)
Other Types of Queries
183(17)
Parameter Query
183(1)
Creating a parameter query
183(1)
Specifying the data type for a query parameter
184(2)
Crosstab Query
186(1)
Creating a Crosstab Query with a Wizard
187(2)
Creating a crosstab query without a Wizard
189(3)
Modifying your column Headings
192(1)
To Modify the Column Headings
193(1)
Action Query
193(1)
Make-Table
193(1)
Creating a Make-Table
194(1)
Delete Query
195(1)
Creating a Delete Query
195(1)
Append Query
196(1)
Creating an append query
197(1)
Appending Records with Autonumber fields
198(1)
Update Query
198(1)
Creating an Update Query
198(2)
Reports
200(8)
Creating a Report
200(1)
Creating a Report Using AutoReport
200(1)
Creating a Report With the Report Wizard
201(4)
Create a report without a wizard
205(3)
Customising a Report
208(20)
Adding Controls to your report
208(1)
Adding bound Controls to a report
208(1)
Adding bound control using the toolbar
209(1)
Adding an unbound control
209(1)
Calculated control
210(4)
To change an expression in a text box
214(1)
Creating a label
215(1)
Change the Text in a label
215(1)
Deleting Controls
215(2)
Resizing controls
217(1)
Formatting a control
217(1)
Properties
218(1)
To change the field that a text box or control is bound to
218(1)
The different sections of a report
219(1)
Adding Sections to a report
219(1)
To show or Hide a section
220(1)
Add Page Breaks
221(1)
Adding Page Numbers to your report
222(1)
To Add Page Numbers using the Expression Builder
222(1)
To add page numbers to a report using the Insert Menu
223(1)
Adding a date to your report
223(1)
Enter a date using the expression builder
224(1)
Changing the size of a section
225(1)
To set the property of a section
226(1)
Setting Report Properties
226(1)
To set property for a Report
227(1)
Sorting and Grouping Data
228(9)
Sorting
228(1)
Setting a sort order
228(1)
To change sorting and grouping order
229(1)
Deleting a sorting or grouping field or expression
230(1)
Inserting a sort or grouping field or expression
230(1)
Grouping Data
231(1)
To add a group header or footer
231(3)
To remove a group
234(1)
Calculating Totals for a group of records
234(1)
To calculate a group total
235(1)
Calculating Totals on Several Groups
235(1)
Printing One Group of Record Per Page
236(1)
Subforms and Subreports
237(17)
Subform
237(1)
Creating a form/subform
238(10)
Subreport
248(1)
Adding a sub-report to a report
248(4)
Printing your report
252(1)
To set the error checking feature
252(2)
Using Charts to Analyze Your Data
254(16)
Creating a chart in a form
254(2)
Create a chart report
256(1)
Create a new chart report
256(2)
Previewing a chart
258(1)
Saving a chart
258(1)
Printing a chart
258(1)
Customize a chart
259(1)
Change the type of chart
259(1)
To Format the look of a chart
260(1)
To Format the Chart Title
260(2)
Objects
262(1)
Open a database Object
263(1)
To copy a database object
264(1)
Renaming a database object
265(1)
To delete a database object
266(1)
To Preview Data in a report
266(1)
To Preview Data in the Design view
267(1)
Magnifying the view of the report
267(1)
Previewing a report from the database window
268(1)
Printing a database object
268(2)
Using Microsoft Access and the Internet
270(20)
Creating a hyperlink
271(1)
Adding a hyperlink to a form or report
272(2)
Publishing your data on the web
274(1)
Using Static pages to publish your data
274(1)
Using Dynamic pages to publish your data
275(1)
Creating a Data Access Page
275(6)
Modifying a Data Access Page
281(2)
Viewing or modifying records
283(3)
Customize a Group
286(1)
Customizing a section
287(1)
Customize a page
288(2)
Analysing Your Data on the Web
290(7)
Turning Your Database Into an Application
297(19)
Sharing Data and Securing Your Database
316(29)
Sharing Data in a network environment
316(1)
Ways of sharing data
316(1)
Setting up options to open a database in shared or exclusive mode
317(1)
Editing Data in a multi-user environment
317(2)
Securing your database
319(1)
Protecting your database with a Password
320(1)
User-Level Security
321(19)
Creating an MDE file
340(3)
Encrypting your database
343(2)
Maintaining and Improving the Performance of Your Database
345(14)
Maintaining your database Backing up your data
345(4)
Restoring your Backup copy
349(5)
Compacting and repairing your database
354(1)
Improving the performance of your database
355(1)
Documentation
356(3)
Importing and Exporting Data
359(21)
Importing Data
359(1)
Importing Information from Excel
360(3)
Importing from a Delimited or Fixed-width Text File
363(2)
Importing Data from another Database file into Access Database
365(1)
Importing a Data Access Page from a Microsoft Access file into Microsoft Access
366(2)
Importing data from an HTML FILE
368(1)
Importing data from an XML file
369(1)
Exporting Data
370(2)
Linking a Database
372(8)
Index 380

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