Keeping Your Information Accurate
To set the data type for a field
With the table in Design view, click the Data Type cell next to the desired field.
Click the Data Type arrow, and then in the list, click the data type you want.
To view the properties of a field
With the table in Design view, click the field name to display its properties in the Field Properties area.
To set the Field Size property for text, number, and autonumber fields
With the table in Design view, click any cell in a field, and then in the Field Properties area, change the Field Size ...
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