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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

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Objectives and skills for this lesson include:

Readings

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  1. Microsoft Office: Introduction to reports in Access
  2. Microsoft Office: Create a simple report - Access

Multimedia

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  1. GCF Global: Access 2016 Creating Reports
  2. GCF Global: Access 2016 Advanced Report Options

Activities

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  1. Complete the tutorial GCF Global: Access 2016 Creating Reports.
  2. Complete the tutorial GCF Global: Access 2016 Advanced Report Options.

Lesson Summary

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  • 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

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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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  1. Microsoft Access database file extension is: ________
    Microsoft Access database file extension is: accdb. [7]
  2. 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

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References

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  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Database
  2. ↑ GCFGlobal: Access 2016: Creating Reports
  3. ↑ GCF Global: Access 2016 Advanced Report Options
  4. ↑ Wikipedia: Page orientation
  5. ↑ Wikipedia: Sort
  6. ↑ Wikipedia: Help: Template
  7. ↑ Wikipedia: Microsoft Access
  8. ↑ [GCFGlobal Access 2016: Advanced Report Options]
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