The document provides an overview of Access 2013, including its new features, core functionalities, and various topics covered such as data types, querying, and report generation. It highlights the practical applications of Access in different scenarios like budget management and data analysis. Additionally, the document encompasses teaching strategies for effectively conveying access concepts, especially with queries and forms.

1. Diving Deep Into Access 2013
Lisa Friedrichsen
Professor @ Johnson County Community College
Author @ Cengage, Illustrated Access series

2. Brief = 4 Units Introductory = 8 Units Complete =16 Units

3. 15 chapters of common examples…
Excel
- Budgets / What If Analysis
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Decision Support & Charting
- Scenario Analysis
- Breakeven Analysis
- Trend Analysis
- Linear Programming
- List Management
Access
- Relational Database Management
- Querying a Relational Database
- Information Communication / Reports
- Interface Design / Forms
- Application Development / Macros, VBA

6. What’s
New in
Access
2013?
• Text data type = Short Text
• Memo data type = Long Text
• No PivotTables, PivotCharts
• No Outlook integration
• Yes - Create PDF Email attachment
• No replication
• Access Web apps

7. Tables
• What are the two types of
Lookup fields?
• What do Lookup fields and
relationships have to do with one
another?

8. Queries
• How do I teach AND vs. OR criteria
in a way that makes sense?
• Racetracks!
• What is a parameter query and
why will it make me look like a
genius?

9. Forms
• What is the Record Source property
and why is it important?
• What are the two personalities of a
combo box and how do I them?
• Data Entry
• Find

10. • What is the purpose of so
many views?
– Report
– Print Preview
– Layout
– Design
• Group, Sort, and Total Pane –
How do I use it?
Reports

11. Access
and the
Web
• File|New – show Access Web Apps
• Traditional database vs. Access
Web App
• Hyperlink Data type
• HTML Formatting tags
• Save to XML
• Save to HTML

12. Final
Case
Study
• Tie a form, query, and report
together
• Create a dialog box form
• Pass criteria to a query
• Build a report on the query

13. Thank
You!
Lisa L. Friedrichsen
lisalfri@jccc.edu