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Table of Contents 

ECDL / ICDL Module 5 Goals   Page-1
5.1 Getting Started Page-2
5.1.1 First Steps with Databases Page-3
5.1.1.1 Open a database application Page-4
5.1.1.2 Open an existing database with default layout Page-5
5.1.1.3 Modify a record within an existing database and save Page-6
5.1.1.4 Save a database onto the hard disk or a diskette Page-7
5.1.1.5 Close the database Page-8
5.1.1.6 Use application Help functions Page-9
5.1.2 - Adjust Basic Settings Page-10
5.1.2.1 Change viewing modes Page-11
5.1.2.2 Modify the toolbar display Page-12
5.2 Create a Database Page-13
5.2.1 - Basic Operations Page-14
5.2.1.1 Design and plan a database Page-15
5.2.1.2 Create a table with fields and attributes Page-16
5.2.1.3 Navigate through a table Page-17
5.2.1.4 Enter data in a table Page-18
5.2.2. - Define Keys Page-19
5.2.2.1 Define a primary key Page-20
5.2.2.2 Set up an index Page-21
5.2.3 - Table Design Page-22
5.2.3.1 Modify table layout attributes Page-23
5.2.3.2 Modify field attributes Page-24
5.2.4 - Updating a Database Page-25
5.2.4.1 Modify data in a table Page-26
5.2.4.2 Delete data in a table Page-27
5.2.4.3 Add records to the database Page-28
5.2.4.4 Delete records in the database Page-29
5.3 Use of Forms Page-30
5.3.1 - Create a Form Page-31
5.3.1.1 Create a simple form Page-32
5.3.1.2 Enter data into the database using simple forms Page-33
5.3.2 - Modify Form Layout Page-34
5.3.2.1 Format text Page-35
5.3.2.2 Change background colors in form layout Page-36
5.3.2.3 Import an image or graphics file into a form Page-37
5.3.2.4 Change arrangement of objects within form layout Page-38
5.4 Retrieve Information Page-39
5.4.1 - Basic Operations Page-40
5.4 1.1 Load or log onto an existing database Page-41
5.4.1.2 Find a record based on given criteria Page-42
5.4.1.3 Create a simple query Page-43
5.4.1.4 Create a query with multiple criteria Page-44
5.4.1.5 Save a query Page-45
5.4.1.6 Add filters Page-46
5.4.1.7 Remove filters Page-47
5.4.2 - Refine a Query Page-48
5.4.2.1 Add fields to a query Page-49
5.4.2.2 Remove fields from a query Page-50
5.4.3 - Select and Sort Page-51
5.4.3.1 Select and sort data based on given criteria Page-52
5.4.3.2 Select and sort data based on common logical operators Page-53
5.5 Reporting Page-54
5.5.1 - Create Reports Page-55
5.5.1.1 Present selected data in a particular sequence on screen and in reports Page-56
5.5.1.2 Modify a report Page-57
5.5.1.3 Create and customize Headers and Footers Page-58
5.5.1.4 Group data in a report-totals, sub-totals etc Page-59

 

       

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