Mastering Datasheet Management in Microsoft Access 2007

Mastering Datasheet Management in Microsoft Access 2007

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to effectively manage datasheet, sort, search, filter, and queries of Microsoft Access 2007 database.

Explain the learning objective of the lesson to the students.

What do you already know about managing data in Microsoft Access?

Datasheet

Datasheet is the view in Microsoft Access that allows you to see and manipulate data in a tabular format.

Explain to the students the importance of datasheet and how it can be used to manage data.

Form View

Form view is the view in Microsoft Access that allows you to see and manipulate data in a more structured and organized format.

Explain to the students the difference between datasheet view and form view.

Sort

Sort is the process of arranging data in a specific order based on certain criteria such as alphabetical or numerical order.

Explain to the students how to sort data in Microsoft Access.

Search

Search is the process of finding specific data within a table or database.

Explain to the students how to search for specific data within a table or database.

Filter

Filter is the process of displaying only specific data based on certain criteria such as date ranges or specific values.

Explain to the students how to filter data in Microsoft Access.

Queries

Queries are a powerful tool in Microsoft Access that allows you to extract specific data from a table or database based on certain criteria.

Explain to the students how to create and use queries in Microsoft Access.

Datatype of Microsoft Database Access 2007

Microsoft Access 2007 supports a variety of datatypes including text, number, date/time, currency, and more.

Explain to the students the different datatypes supported by Microsoft Access 2007.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.