Creating Your First Simple Table by Entering Data

If you’ve been following along to this point, you should still have your new Kathy’s Wedding List database open with the Database window displaying the Tables pane, as shown in Figure 4-8. (You can also follow these steps in any open database.) Make sure the Tables button under Objects is selected, and then click the New button in the Database window to open the New Table dialog box, shown in Figure 4-9.

The New Table dialog box.

Figure 4-9. The New Table dialog box.

Select Datasheet View in the list, and then click OK to get started. (You can also just double-click Datasheet View in the list.) What you see next is an empty ...

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