Entering data in fields – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual

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Adding, changing, and deleting fields

You add, change, and delete database fields in the Define Fields dialog box.

To select a field name, click the name in the Field Name list.

Entering data in fields

When you finish defining the database fields, you see them displayed in
Browse mode in a standard layout, in the order you created them. You can
now start entering data.

You enter data in Browse mode (or List mode, when you select List from the
Layout menu) by selecting a field and typing a value in it. You can’t select a
field that contains a formula or a field whose type is Record Info, because
AppleWorks enters those values for you.

To

Choose Define Fields from the Layout menu, and then

Add a field

Type the name of the new field, choose a type from the
Field Type pop-up menu, and then click Create

Delete a field

Click the field name in the Field Name list, and then click Delete

Change a field name

Click the field name in the Field Name list, type a name, and
then click Modify

Change a field type

Click the field name in the Field Name list, choose a type from
the Field Type pop-up menu, and then click Modify

Change a calculation or
summary formula

Click the field name in the Field Name list, click Modify, make
your changes to the formula, and then click OK

Change field entry options Click the field name in the Field Name list, click Options, make

your changes in the dialog box, and then click OK

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Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.

In the Help index,

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see:

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Define Fields command

In the Help index,

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see:

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fields, changing

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fields, entering data

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fields, navigating

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records, adding

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