Access 2016: Queries

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Free Online Course: Access 2016: Queries provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Access 2016: Queries is taught by Adam Wilbert.

Overview
  • Learn how to craft better queries—the key to finding raw data and transforming it into something usable—in Access 2016.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    • Trusting the exercise files
    • Explaining the challenges
    1. Introduction to Access Queries
    • The H+ Sport database
    • Understand queries
    • Create a query with the wizard
    • Modify a query with the design interface
    2. Creating Simple Select Queries
    • Define query criteria
    • Understand comparison operators
    • Use wildcards in criteria
    • Rename the column headers
    • Explore the property sheet
    • Work with joins
    • Challenge: Create a select query
    • Solution: Create a select query
    3. Creating Parameter Queries
    • Understand parameter queries
    • Obtain parameters from forms
    • Use a combo box to select criteria
    • Challenge: Gather employee emails based on department
    • Solution: Gather employee emails based on department
    4. Use the Built-In Functions
    • Explore the Expression Builder interface
    • Use mathematical operators
    • Apply functions to text
    • Challenge: Convert US dollars to Canadian dollars
    • Solution: Convert US dollars to Canadian dollars
    5. Aggregating Records with a Totals Query
    • Summarize data with aggregate functions
    • Understand the Totals field
    • Use the WHERE clause
    6. Working with Dates in Queries
    • Dates as serial numbers
    • Select a range of dates or times
    • Date and time functions
    • Format dates
    • Sort dates chronologically
    • Obtain today's date
    • Calculate elapsed time with DateDiff()
    • Calculate time intervals with DateAdd()
    • Challenge: Expand order details
    • Solution: Expand order details
    7. Understanding Program Flow Functions
    • IIf() conditional statement
    • Create an IIf() function
    • Use the Switch() function
    • Challenge: Calculate sales price for a product line
    • Solution: Calculate sales price for a product line
    8. Alternative Query Types
    • Find duplicate records
    • Identify unmatched records
    • Create an unmatched records query
    • Make a crosstab query
    • Add information to a crosstab query
    • Create a backup of the database
    • Update data with a query
    • Make table, delete, and append queries
    9. Writing Queries with Structured Query Language
    • Explore the basics of SQL
    • Create a union query to join tables
    • Nest SQL code in other queries
    10. Useful Query Tricks
    • Pull random records from the database
    • Return records above or below the average
    • Process a column of values with domain functions
    • Challenge: Identify the highest and lowest pricing markup
    • Solution: Identify the highest and lowest pricing markup
    Conclusion
    • Next steps