What’s New in Access 2013
by Lisa Friedrichsen
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park KS
lisalfri@jccc.edu
Microsoft®
Access 2013:
Illustrated
Series
New
Perspectives:
Portfolio
Projects for
Business
Analysis
I am such a good teacher that…
…I taught my dogs how to talk!
…yes, I taught them how to talk.
I didn’t say they learned how to talk!
To keep in touch …
• www.wikispaces.com
• You must set up an account
• Two choices to participate…
– Find it yourself: CourseConference
– Be invited by sending an email to
lisalfri@jccc.edu
What’s New for Access 2013?
• Text data type = Short Text
• Memo data type = Long Text
• No PivotTable, PivotChart views
• No Outlook integration
– Create Email
– Manage Replies
• No replication
DESKTOP
(traditional)
databases
Let’s do it!
• Desktop demo
– New Access 2013 “desktop” (traditional)
features
Northwind2007.accdb
Northwind.accdb (the old .mdb file)
New! Access 2013 Web Apps!
• What is an Access Web app?
– created in Access 2013 or SharePoint 2013
– deployed to SharePoint 2013
– available to users via a common browser
To create an Access Web app…
• Start Access 2013
– Choose Custom web app
or
– Choose nonDesktop (Desktop = traditional)
template
or
• Create an Access Web app from within
SharePoint 2013
A desktop database is not…
• …an Access Web app
• There is no easy way to convert an
existing desktop database to an Access
Web app
An Access Web app is not...
• …an Excel or Word Office app
• Insert tab, Apps for Office
An (Access) Web app is….
• A fully functional database application
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Tables
Queries
Forms
Reports
Macros (recall Macros in 2010 were improved)
(not modules, no VBA)
(I wish they would have called it a Web
database)
An (Access) Web app requires….
• SharePoint Server 2013
• SQL Server 2012
• Configure Access Services
SharePoint 2013 – Access Services
(Access) Web app progression…
• Access 2007, 2010 had the ability to share
tables, forms through SharePoint, .accdb
• Access 2013 web app file = .accdw
(uses SQL Server 2012 for tables)
– Complete Web-deployable database /
application
– Hybrid databases still have .accdb extension
• “desktop” vs. “web” icons in database file
Free trial Access hosting site….
www.accesshosting.com
Free trial site….
www.accesshosting.com
Let’s do it!
• (Access) Web app demo
– Use an Web app with a browser
• 3 to choose from
– Create a Web app
• File|New in Access 2013
– Deploy an Web app
• Need a SharePoint account
• You may use my account at
www.AccessHosting.com
To use a Web app go to…
lisalfri.accessontheweb.com ~ Colleagues (upper left)
(created by SharePoint 2013)
lisalfri.accessontheweb.com/northwind traders
(created by Access 2010 template)
lisalfri.accessontheweb.com ~ Assets (upper left)
(created by Access 2013)
UserName: SPH\lisalfri
Password: Acce$$45
To create a Web app…
• File|New in Access 2013
• Features to Watch for…
– Views (known as “forms”)
• List
• Datasheet
– The Tile Pane
– Add, Delete, Edit, Save records (Action bar)
– Customizing a “view”
• Related Items control
• AutoComplete control
Thank you!
Lisa Friedrichsen
lisalfri@jccc.edu