Entering and Editing Data

1. After you have defined fields in the table, you can enter data. Highlight the table and choose Open from the database window menu bar. This displays a grid with field names across the top and a row for each record of the database as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11

2. To enter data, simply click the mouse in the field you want to enter and type a value. Press the Tab key to move from field to field. When you are in the last field of a record, pressing the Tab key automatically creates a new record for you.


3. The table in Figure 12 is shown in Datasheet View. Use the Datasheet View to add, delete, and move records.

Figure 12

4. To save the new data, pull down the File menu and choose Save.


5. To navigate to other records in the table, use the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen:

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