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# Add List Box form control to a form | # Add List Box form control to a form | ||
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# Add Push Button to a form | # Add Push Button to a form | ||
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# Enter and update data in a form | # Enter and update data in a form | ||
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# Create queries using Query Wizard | # Create queries using Query Wizard | ||
#*Create simple queries using,the Query wizard Select fields | #*Create simple queries using,the Query wizard Select fields | ||
#*Set the sorting order of the fields, | #*Set the sorting order of the fields, | ||
#*And provide search criteria or conditions for a query. | #*And provide search criteria or conditions for a query. | ||
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#*Create a query by using the Design View. | #*Create a query by using the Design View. | ||
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# Create simple queries in SQL View | # Create simple queries in SQL View | ||
#*Create Simple Queries in SQL View, | #*Create Simple Queries in SQL View, | ||
#*Write simple SQL | #*Write simple SQL | ||
#*Use SELECT, FROM , and WHERE clauses | #*Use SELECT, FROM , and WHERE clauses | ||
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#*Set up the table relationships | #*Set up the table relationships | ||
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#*Refine the database design | #*Refine the database design | ||
#*Apply the normalization rules | #*Apply the normalization rules | ||
#*Test the database design | #*Test the database design |
Latest revision as of 12:05, 11 May 2015
Introduction
LibreOffice Base is the database front-end of the LibreOffice suite. Base is the equivalent of Microsoft Access. Base is free and open source software, free of cost and free to use and distribute. With Base,
- We can store organized data.
- Perform data entries and view data using forms.
- Retrieve information using queries.
- Design and generate reports.
Basic Level
- Introduction
- What is LibreOffice Base?
- What can you do with Base?
- Prerequisites for using Base
- Relational Database basics.
- Create a new database
- Create a table
- Tables and Relationships
- Adding data to a table.
- Define and create relationships.
- Create a simple form
- What is a form?
- Create a form using the Wizard.
- Modify a simple form
- How to enter data in a form
- How to Modify a form
- Build a complex form with form controls
- Ungroup form elements.
- Rename labels.
- Change fonts and sizes.
- Change location of the form elements.
- Add List Box form control to a form
- How to modify a form using LibreOffice Base.
- Add Push Button to a form
- How to Add a Push Button to a form
- Enter and update data in a form
- How to enter data and update data using a form.
- Create queries using Query Wizard
- Create simple queries using,the Query wizard Select fields
- Set the sorting order of the fields,
- And provide search criteria or conditions for a query.
- What a query is.
- Create queries using Design View
- Create a query by using the Design View.
- Add tables to the Query Design window Select fields
- Set up aliases,
- Set up sorting order And provide search criteria for a query.
- Create reports
- Create a Report
- Select, Label and Sort the report fields
- Select report layout
- choose report type: static or dynamic
- Modify a Report
- Modify a report by customizing the layout
- Look and feel of the report.
Intermediate Level
- Create tables
- Create view.
- Create a table by copying an existing table.
- Create Subforms
- How to Create a Subform
- Create simple queries in SQL View
- Create Simple Queries in SQL View,
- Write simple SQL
- Use SELECT, FROM , and WHERE clauses
- Choose upper, lower, or mixed cases for naming fields and tables
- Create simple queries in SQL View II
- Write Queries in SQL View
- Use ORDER BY clause
- Use JOINS
- Use Aggregate functions
- Use the GROUP BY clause
- Use built in Functions
Advanced Level
- Access data sources
- Access a data source
- Register *.odb databases.
- View data sources.
- Use data sources in Writer
- Database Maintenance
- Modify data structures.
- De-fragment database.
- Backups.
- Indexes, Table Filter, SQL Command window
- Indexes
- Table Filter
- And the SQL Command window
- Database Design, Purpose, OrganizeTables
- Determining the purpose of our database
- Finding and organizing the information required
- Dividing the information into tables.
- What is Database Design
- Database Design, Primary Key and Relationships
- Turn information items into columns
- Specify primary keys
- Set up the table relationships
- Design Refine Database Design and Normalization Rules
- Refine the database design
- Apply the normalization rules
- Test the database design