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Figure 184: Table in Design View

Note:

If you have several tables to create with the same fields, design

one table and produce the other tables by cutting and pasting.

(See “Creating a table by copying an existing table” on page

247.)

Adding data to the list table

List tables do not require a form. Instead, add their data directly to the

table. In this example, use the names of the two people with a bank

card and Cash for cash purchases.

1) In the main database window, click on the

Tables

icon (Figure

176). Right-click on

Payment Type

and select Open from the

context menu.

a) Enter

Dan

in the first row. Use the tab key to move to the

second row.

b) Enter

Kevin

in the second row.

c) Enter

Cash

in the third row.

2) Save and close the table window.

Tip

The

Enter

key can also be used to move from field entry to field

entry. For this example, enter Jan. in the first

Name

field.

Enter

moves the cursor to the

field.

Enter

then moves the cursor to

the second

Name

field.

The

Down Arrow

key can also be used to move from row to row.

Note

The

PaymentID

field contains

until you use the

Enter

key to move to the second row. Then it becomes a 0. As

you add the entries to each row, the rows of the

PaymentID

field

change to consecutive whole numbers. For example the first

three numbers in this field are 0,1,2.

Creating a View

A View is a query. Because of this, the details of how to create and use

a View are in the Creating queries section.

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