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What’s New in Access 2013. by Lisa Friedrichsen. Johnson County Community College, Overland Park KS. lisalfri@jccc.edu. Microsoft® Access 2013: Illustrated Series. New Perspectives : Portfolio Projects for Business Analysis. I am such a good teacher that…. …I taught my dogs how to talk!.
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What’s New in Access 2013 by Lisa Friedrichsen Johnson County Community College, Overland Park KS lisalfri@jccc.edu Microsoft® Access 2013: Illustrated Series New Perspectives: Portfolio Projects for Business Analysis
I am such a good teacher that… …I taught my dogs how to talk!
…yes, I taught them how to talk. I didn’t say they learned how to talk!
To keep in touch … • www.wikispaces.com • You must set up an account • Two choices to participate… • Find it yourself: CourseConference • Be invited by sending an email to lisalfri@jccc.edu
What’s New for Access 2013? • Text data type = Short Text • Memo data type = Long Text • No PivotTable, PivotChart views • No Outlook integration • Create Email • Manage Replies • No replication DESKTOP (traditional) databases
Let’s do it! • Desktop demo • New Access 2013 “desktop” (traditional) features Northwind2007.accdb Northwind.accdb (the old .mdb file)
New! Access 2013 Web Apps! • What is an Access Web app? • created in Access 2013 or SharePoint 2013 • deployed to SharePoint 2013 • available to users via a common browser
To create an Access Web app… • Start Access 2013 • Choose Custom web app or • Choose nonDesktop (Desktop = traditional) template or • Create an Access Web app from within SharePoint 2013
A desktop database is not… • …an Access Web app • There is no easy way to convert an existing desktop database to an Access Web app
An Access Web app is not... • …an Excel or Word Office app • Insert tab, Apps for Office
An (Access) Web app is…. • A fully functional database application • Tables • Queries • Forms • Reports • Macros (recall Macros in 2010 were improved) • (not modules, no VBA) (I wish they would have called it aWeb database)
An (Access) Web app requires…. • SharePoint Server 2013 • SQL Server 2012 • Configure Access Services SharePoint 2013 – Access Services
(Access) Web app progression… • Access 2007, 2010 had the ability to share tables, forms through SharePoint, .accdb • Access 2013 web app file =.accdw (uses SQL Server 2012 for tables) • Complete Web-deployable database / application • Hybrid databases still have .accdb extension • “desktop” vs. “web” icons in database file
Free trial Access hosting site…. www.accesshosting.com
Free trial site…. www.accesshosting.com
Let’s do it! • (Access) Web app demo • Use an Web app with a browser • 3 to choose from • Create a Web app • File|New in Access 2013 • Deploy an Web app • Need a SharePoint account • You may use my account at www.AccessHosting.com
To use a Web app go to… lisalfri.accessontheweb.com ~ Colleagues (upper left) (created by SharePoint 2013) lisalfri.accessontheweb.com/northwind traders (created by Access 2010 template) lisalfri.accessontheweb.com ~ Assets (upper left) (created by Access 2013) UserName: SPH\lisalfri Password: Acce$$45
To create a Web app… • File|New in Access 2013 • Features to Watch for… • Views (known as “forms”) • List • Datasheet • The Tile Pane • Add, Delete, Edit, Save records (Action bar) • Customizing a “view” • Related Items control • AutoComplete control
Thank you! Lisa Friedrichsen lisalfri@jccc.edu