Introduction to Approach

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to ways to apply Approach to your day to day microcomputer work. Approach is a database management program for the Windows environment on IBM and compatible computers. Approach is produced by Lotus Corporation. Approach is compatible with most of the database programs on the market such as Access, dBase and Paradox.

This course is divided into six main sections: introduction to databases, general maintenance functions, database design, searching, sorting, and reporting. The terminology and concepts provide a base for Approach "literacy". The class exercises provide "hands-on" experience.

The course is designed for the first-time Approach user. More than 70% of the class time is hands-on use of Approach.

Objectives

 Become familiar with the terminology and major functions of a database management system (DBMS)
    1. Edit existing, add new, and delete old database records
    2. Design and create a database system using Approach
    3. Search the database for particular information
    4. Sort the database to view it in different orders
    5. Design and run a report on the database file

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Starting Approach

Chapter 3 CREATING A DATABASE

Chapter 4 CREATING A CUSTOM DATABASE

Chapter 5 USING THE WORKSHEET VIEW

Chapter 6 EDITING DATA

Chapter 7 SORTING DATA

Chapter 8 FINDING RECORDS

Chapter 9 USING THE FIND ASSISTANT

Chapter 10 PRINTING RECORDS

Chapter 11 USING HELP

Chapter 12 CREATING A CUSTOM WORKSHEET