Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual

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Database

8-9

Radio Buttons

Choose among options

Check Box

Select or deselect the field

Serial Number

Have AppleWorks assign a unique,
sequential number to the field in each
record

Value List

Choose from a scrolling list of preset
values, or enter a different value

Multimedia

Display a picture, movie, or library object.
A picture in a multimedia field is stored
with the database document. A movie in a
multimedia field is a reference to a movie
file, which is stored separate from the
database document.

Record Info

Display the time and date that the record
was created or modified, or the name of
the creator or modifier

Calculation

Produce the result of a formula that
calculates values from the current record
in the database. For more information, see
“Defining calculation and summary
fields” on page 8-11.

Summary

Produce the result of a formula that
summarizes values from one or more
records in the database. The field appears
only in the summary part of a layout. For
more information, see “Creating a layout”
on page 8-30.

Use this
field type

To

Example
(in Browse mode)

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