Showing posts with label Access 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Access 2010. Show all posts

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Access 2010 - Forms


Create Forms in Access 2010

Access 2010 is different from other Office 2010 applications in that the basic functions of programs like Word and Excel are fairly obvious and work well ‘out of the box’. Access on the other hand needs a bit more preparation. There are, of course, Wizards to help you through the creation of simple Forms, Queries and Reports though some kind of in-depth knowledge is needed to advance the programs functions any further and get the most out of the application.

Creating Forms

It is possible to create a decent looking form in just a few easy steps from the Tab Create > Forms.

  • Form

Create a form that lets you enter information for one record at a time.

  • Form Design

Create a new blank form in Design View. In Design View, you can make advanced design changes to forms, such as adding custom control types and writing code.

  • Blank Form

Create a form with no controls or format.

  • Form Wizard

Automatically create a form choosing fields from Tables or Queries

  • Multiple Items

Create a web form that shows multiple records at once.

  • Datasheet

Enters the Form Tools > Datasheet Tab to create a form directly from the Datasheet.

  • Split Form
Create a split form that shows a datasheet in the upper section and a form in the lower section for entering information about the record selected in the datasheet.
  • Modal Dialog

Create a Modal Dialog from Form Design Tools

  • PivotChart

Create a PivotChart from the PivotChart Tools > Design Tab

  • PivotTable

Create a PivotTable view. PivotTable views are interactive, making it easy for you to lay out the data in the format that works best for you, view summary data, or to see more detailed data.




Sunday, 26 July 2009

Office 2010 - News

Office 2010 - Sample Templates


I was beginning to think that we would have to wait for the full release of Office 2010 to see the support programs up and running. Over the last couple of days I’ve noticed the Office Online has been functional, albeit in a limited manner, though better than nothing.

Also the Sample Templates are now active and, although it is still not possible to search for additional templates, there seems to be quite and extensive list for each application.

Access 2010 (Available Templates)

  • Assets
  • Bugs
  • CharitableContributions
  • Contacts
  • Details_Part
  • Events
  • Faculty
  • Issues
  • MarketingProjects
  • Multiple_Part
  • Northwind
  • Notes_Part
  • Projects
  • SalesPipeline
  • Students
  • Tasks
  • Tasks_Part

Excel 2010 (Available Templates)


  • Billing Statement
  • Blood Pressure Tracker
  • Expense Report
  • Loan Amortization
  • Personal Monthly Budget
  • Sales Report
  • Time Card

InfoPath 2010 (Available Form Templates)

Popular Form Templates

  • SharePoint List
  • SharePoint Document Library
  • Blank
  • E-mail
  • Blank (InfoPath Editor)

Advanced Form Templates

  • Database
  • Web Service
  • XML or Schema
  • Data Connection File
  • Convert Word or Excel Form
  • Document Information Panel

InfoPath 2007 Form Templates

  • Blank
  • Blank (InfoPath Editor)

Template Parts

  • Blank
  • XML or Schema

PowerPoint 2010 (Available Templates and Themes)

  • Apex
  • Aspect
  • Civic
  • Concourse
  • Equity
  • Flow
  • Foundry
  • Median
  • Metro
  • Module
  • Opulent
  • Oriel
  • Origin
  • Paper
  • Solstice
  • Tecknic
  • Trek
  • Urban
  • Verve

Word 2010 (Available Templates)

Sample Templates

  • Equity Fax, Letter, Merge Fax, Merge Letter, Report, Resume
  • Median Fax, Letter, Merge Fax, Merge Letter, Report, Resume
  • New Blog Post
  • Office Word 2003 Look
  • Oriel Fax, Letter, Merge Fax, Merge Letter, Report, Resume
  • Origin Fax, Letter, Merge Fax, Merge Letter, Report, Resume
  • Urban Fax, Letter, Merge Fax, Merge Letter, Report, Resume

Office Online Templates (Not yet Available)

  • Budgets
  • Business Cards
  • Calendars
  • Faxes
  • Forms
  • Gift Certificates
  • Invoices
  • Minutes
  • More Categories (Analysis worksheets, Office document themes, SmartArt Graphics)
  • Planners
  • Plans

Saturday, 25 July 2009

Access 2010 - Database III

Access 2010 Objects


Queries

Using a Query in Access 2010 allows you to extract database information from Records that meet a certain criteria. Let’s say your database is concerned with holidays in European resorts and the customers who booked them. A query can be asked to filter customers of a given age group, those choosing a particular destination or any combination of factors. Most Reports and Forms are based on the results of Queries.

In Access 2010 Queries can be found on the Create Tab under the Group Other:

Query Wizard

Show the Query Wizard, which helps you create a Simple Query, Crosstab Query, Find Duplicates Query or a Find Unmatched Query

Query Design

New Object Query

Create a new, blank Query in Design view

The Show Table dialogue box is displayed, from which you can choose tables or Queries to add to the Query design.

Reports & Labels

A Report in Access 2010 is a way of exporting, sharing and printing data, it can be all the data or that part which meets the conditions set by a Query. The names and addresses of customers that meet a certain criteria (or several) can be extracted in Report form. Financial Reports based on sales is another example.

Create > Reports:

Report

Create a basic Report to the data in the current Query or Table, to which you can add features such as groups or totals.

New Object: Report

Create a new blank Report in Design view

In Design view, you can make advanced design changes to Reports, such as adding custom control types and writing code.

Blank Report

Create a new blank Report so that you can insert fields and controls and design the Report.

Report Wizard

Show the Report Wizard which helps you to create simple, customised reports.

Labels

Show the Label Wizard to create standard or custom labels.

Forms

Forms in Access 2010 allow users to add data to a table and display data in a more coherent view than the datasheet format. The accuracy of the data can be checked before being added to the Fields. A Form can also be used to display, print and share selective Fields from a Table while restricting access to other Fields.

Create > Forms

Forms

Create a Form that lets you enter information for one record at a time.

New Object: Form

Create a new blank Form in Design view.

In Design view, you can make advanced design changes to Forms, such as adding custom control types and writing code.

Blank Form

Create a Form with no controls or format.

Form Wizard

Will let you choose which Fields you want on your Form, you can choose from more than one Table or Query.

Navigation

Allow users of your application to get to the Forms and Reports they need.

More Forms

  • Multiple Items
  • Datasheet
  • Split Form
  • Modal Dialogue
  • PivotChart
  • PivotTable

Other Access 2010 Objects are: Create > Other

Module

Class Module

Visual Basic

Create > Templates

Application Parts

Insert or create portions of a database or an entire database application.

Create Tables, Forms and Reports as database parts. Save combinations and use them to form common components. You can also save an entire application.

Create > Tables

Table

Create a new blank Table. You can define the Fields directly in the new Table, or open the Table in Design view.

Table Design

New Object: Table

Create a new blank Table in Design view. You can add Fields, set indexing options and perform other advanced Table design tasks.

SharePoint Lists

  • Contacts
  • Tasks
  • Issues
  • Events
  • Custom Existing SharePoint List

Friday, 24 July 2009

Access 2010 - Database II

Creating a new table

Regardless of what experience you have using Access 2010 or earlier versions there are certain concepts to a database that you need to understand though it must be said that the levels to which you can take that understanding are endless.

When we open Access 2010 the program starts on the Office Button New tab with ‘Blank Database’ selected. Click ‘Create’. Access creates a new database (Table1 : Table) listed in the Navigation Pane on the left. In the main window is the Datasheet.



The Datasheet is not a database object though it is one of the numerous ways of viewing the data contained within the database, for now it is empty and ready for data to be added.

Fields, Records & Values

The data, when added, is displayed in rows and columns much as you would see data in an Excel spreadsheet. The column headings are called ‘Fields’ and the contents of the rows ‘Records’. A row in a database is a single Record consisting of different Fields.

A Field has many properties that can define the specific types of data contained within it, or which can and can’t be added to it. If for example you have a Field called ‘Year’ and its properties have been set to only accept numeric data then it will not accept words, letters or symbols.

The Value is the actual data where the Record meets Field. For example under the Field ‘Year’ on the first Record the Value could be ‘2009’ and, although there will be many instances of 2009, this Value is specific to this Record.

Naming Names

Whilst a database is small in size the names of objects might not seem to have much importance but once it starts to grow it will have. It is important to determine a convention for naming objects in a database even the tables themselves. If you create Reports, Forms, Queries, Etc. Based on a table, changing the name of the table will break the link between the table and the objects that use its information.

Tables and Queries share the same namespace within a database accordingly they need to have different names. Tables, Forms, Macros and Reports may share the same name. My own preference is to precede the name of an object with a shortened description, underscore and its name:

  • tbl_Name
  • qry_Name
  • rpt_Name
  • frm_Name
  • mcr_Name
  • mod_Name

It is always a good idea to give both Fields and Objects clear and descriptive names when you create them, regardless of the fact that most work done using Access 2010 or any other version is usually done on an existing database. The point being that, although AutoCorrect will accept changes, it will not update the name changes in the properties nor in any VBA code or Macros.

Thursday, 23 July 2009

Access 2010 - Database

Microsoft Office Access 2010

Access 1.0, based on the Jet Database Engine was released at the end of 1992 and was intended to be Jet-compatible through its scripting language Access Basic. It became a full member of the Office line-up as Access 95 abandoning Access Basic for VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).

Although Access 2010 will probably be known as Access 14 (Office 13 having been skipped for superstitious reasons) it is actually the tenth full release of the program.

A database is a table based on a filing system that contains data in columns and rows (similar to Excel) and each table constitutes a single entity which enables the data to be manipulated in a logical manner. You can think of it as an automated version of an archive of files that can be retrieved and help turn even large amounts of date into useful information.

Access 14, 10 or 2010 is a relational database management system (RDBMS) and is the overall container for the data associated with it. Some of the more commonly used objects in Access are Tables, Forms, Reports, Queries and Macros. It is my intention to look at all five, if not more, in the following days, weeks.