
Access Level 4
Course Description
Access Level
4 is a hands-on instruction that will
guide you through the process of developing an application by using one or more
Access databases.
Prerequisites
Access
Level 4 is designed for the student who is proficient in
creating Access normalized tables and their relationships, multi-table queries,
forms and sub forms, reports, and macros, and who needs to draw on all these
skills and add code to create
an application. These skills are taught in Access Level
1, Access Level 2 and Access
Level
3.
Course Content
Lesson
1: Application Design Concepts
Planning
an Application
Moving through a Completed Application
Looking at the flow and automation of an application’s objects
Lesson
2: Adding Command Buttons to Guide User Navigation
Using
One Form for Two Purposes: To Add or Edit Records
Lesson
3: Automating a Dialog-box Form with a Macro Group
Creating
a Macro Group
Customizing an Unbound Form to Behave like a Dialog Box
Documenting a Macro Group
Lesson
4: Creating a Switchboard Form
Using
the Switchboard Manager
Setting Database Startup Properties
Testing the application startup
Lesson
5: Working with Command Bars: Toolbars and Menus
Using
a Macro Group to Show and Hide a Toolbar
Creating a Custom Menu Bar and Shortcut Menu for a Form
Startup Properties for Toolbars and Menu Bars
Lesson
6: Creating a Splash Screen Form
Creating
a Form as a Splash Screen
Automating the Splash Screen Form by Using VisualBasic Code
Modifying Startup Properties to Display a Splash Screen Form
Documenting the Application
Lesson
7: Using Visual Basic Procedures
Creating
a Public Function
Adding General Procedures in a Form Module
Creating Event Procedures
Viewing a Live Web Site on a Form
Lesson
8: Adding Security to an Application
Security
Overview
Steps to Securing a Database by Using User-level Security
Documenting Database Security
Securing a Database with a Database Password
Distributing the Secured Application