Database Applications/Reports
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This lesson assists users in creating Microsoft Access reports which is a way to organize and display data from an Access database.
Objectives and Skills
[edit | edit source]Objectives and skills for this lesson include:
Readings
[edit | edit source]- Microsoft Office: Introduction to reports in Access
- Microsoft Office: Create a simple report - Access
Multimedia
[edit | edit source]Activities
[edit | edit source]- Complete the tutorial GCF Global: Access 2016 Creating Reports.
- Complete the tutorial GCF Global: Access 2016 Advanced Report Options.
Lesson Summary
[edit | edit source]- A database is an organized collection of data.[1]
- A report is used to summarize and display the data in your database from tables and queries.[2]
- The easiest way to create an Access report is to use the Report Wizard tool.
- A report is an object in Microsoft Access that is used to display and print your data in an organized manner.
Key Terms
[edit | edit source]- grouping level
- A report grouping level in Access is the way your data is organized on the report.[3]
- page orientation
- Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape.[4]
- sort
- Sorting is any process of arranging items in sequence (ascending or descending order).[5]
- template
- Templates are pre-built files, pages or articles designed for a wide range of uses. In Wikipedia, templates contain repetitive material that might need to show up on any number of articles or pages.[6]
Review Questions
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Microsoft Access database file extension is: ________Microsoft Access database file extension is: accdb. [7]
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The ______________ is a tool that guides you through the process of creating complex reports.The Report Wizard is a tool that guides you through the process of creating complex reports.[8]
See Also
[edit | edit source]- Tutorialspoint: MS Access Reports Basics
- Microsoft Office: Create a simple report
- MyDataCareer: How To Create An Access Report Using SQL Query
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Wikipedia: Database
- ↑ GCFGlobal: Access 2016: Creating Reports
- ↑ GCF Global: Access 2016 Advanced Report Options
- ↑ Wikipedia: Page orientation
- ↑ Wikipedia: Sort
- ↑ Wikipedia: Help: Template
- ↑ Wikipedia: Microsoft Access
- ↑ [GCFGlobal Access 2016: Advanced Report Options]