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Lesson 1 – Getting Started with a Database. Lesson Objectives. Identify basic database structure. Work with a Microsoft Access database. Identify components of Access. Navigate Access recordsets. Modify datasheet appearance. Print and save a recordset. Manage Access files.
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Lesson Objectives • Identify basic database structure. • Work with a Microsoft Access database. • Identify components of Access. • Navigate Access recordsets. • Modify datasheet appearance. • Print and save a recordset. • Manage Access files.
Identifying the Basic Database Structure • Databases are logically organized collections of data. • Microsoft Access uses a relational model for its design. • All data are stored in tables. • A table is a major database object that stores all data in a subject-based list of rows and columns. • A database table looks similar to a table displayed in a spreadsheet program or a word processor.
Identifying the Basic Database Structure • Records are a set of related data about one subject • Fields contain an individual data elements within a record
Identifying the Basic Database Structure • Tables are made up of records • Records are made up of related fields • Rows in a table • Fields are the smallest storage element • Columns in a table
Identifying the Basic Database Structure • A recordset is a collection of records • Tables and Queries • Use by both Forms and Reports • Major objects in Access include: • Tables • Store all data • Queries • Organize data • Forms • Display data to the computer screen • Reports • Used to Print data
Identifying the Basic Database Structure • Forms can display, add, edit, or delete recordsets • Reports can only display recordsets
Manage a Database • Access limits certain file operations • An open database cannot be moved or renamed • Databases in this book will not fit on a 3.5 inch diskette • Database must not be Read-Only
Open a Database • Default mode to open Access is Shared • Other modes are: • Read-only • Exclusive use • Exclusive Read-only • Enable the database before working
Manipulate the Navigation Pane • Displays and organizes major objects
Open and Close Major Objects • Leszynski Naming Convention • No spaces or underscores • Used by software developers and programmers
Open and Close Major Objects • Navigation Pane contains all Major objects
Explore Datasheet and Design Views • Major objects have different views • Datasheet View • Design View • Change View by: • View Command • View Shortcut buttons • Right-clicking object
Use Navigation Buttons in a Table • Datasheet View has two Modes • Edit Mode • Change content in a field • Insertion point (I-beam) visible • Navigation Mode • Entire field selected • Move between fields using • Keyboard • Record navigation buttons
Use Navigation Buttons in a Table • Parts of Datasheet View
Hide and Unhide Columns • Columns in Datasheet View can be hidden
Change Column Widths and Row Heights • By default all columns are the same width • Each column can be individually resized • Each row shares the same height
Use the Font Command Group • Font appearance are applied to entire datasheet • Alignments are applied to individual fields
Print a Query • Print Methods: • Office Button , then Print • Keystroke • Can only print the Datasheet View of a Query
Print a Table • Change page orientation in Print Preview
Publish a Table • XPS – XML Paper Specification • Savable file format • Viewable using an internet browser • Can select quality of document
Lesson 1 Summary • An Access database is relational, the most common type of database in use today. • Major Access database objects include tables, queries, forms, and reports. • A record is composed of related fields, a table is composed of related records, and a database is composed of related tables. • A recordset is a Microsoft object-oriented data structure consisting of grouped records. • A recordset is most often displayed as either a form or a report.
Lesson 1 Summary • An opened database cannot be moved or renamed. • In the navigation pane, major objects are organized by categories and groups. • The Leszynski Naming Convention is a method of naming objects that emphasizes the use of the three-letter prefixes to identify the type of object. • Datasheet View and Design View are two methods of displaying each major object.
Lesson 1 Summary • The columns and rows of a datasheet can be hidden, displayed, or resized. • Format changes to a datasheet affect all text in every column and row. • In a datasheet, column widths can be changed individually; row heights must be all the same. • In a datasheet, some format commands can be applied to individual fields; other commands apply to the entire datasheet. • The Quick Print command sends a document directly to the default printer without allowing changes to the print options.