1. MS Access: Creating Charts & Data Access Pages
Instructor: Vicki Weidler
Assistant: Joaquin Obieta

2. Overview Create and modify a chart in a form
Create and modify a chart in a report
Understand the difference between record-based and global charts
Create a data access page

3. Charts in MS Access
Record-Based – displays data based on the active record & changes each time you navigate to a new record
Global – chart remains the same no matter what record you display
What is a database?
A collection of data organized in some way to make it more useful
Examples: Phone book, library card catalog system, LIAS CAT, Training registration system
When do you use a database?
Large collection of data
To be organized in different ways based on multiple criteria
Make it more useful by breaking it into smaller subsets of information
Example: Admissions Office may want to view all University Park Penn State juniors from Pittsburgh
3 Types
1) Flat File – spreadsheet (show example)
Relational
Stores info in tables
Tables can be joined many different ways using a primary key
Benefits over flat files:
Increases efficiency
Reduces redundancy/duplications
Improved performance
3) Object-Oriented
Uses Java, C++, etc.
Create different components in the system
Once created, re-use, extend and modify the components

4. Data Access Pages
Web pages that allow you to view, add, edit, or delete data in the source MS Access database
You can sort, filter or group data using data access pages

5. Summary Create and modify a chart in a form
Create and modify a chart in a report
Understand the difference between record-based and global charts
Create a data access page

6. Conclusion Resources Questions & Answers Evaluations Thank You!!!
Unfortunately no consultants on campus to come to your office
and help you design your database