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Ten Minute Guide to Access 97
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Ten Minute Guide to Access 97

by Faithe Wempen
December 1996
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 56m
English
Que
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Creating a Table in Datasheet View

Some people prefer to create their table in Datasheet view. However, Access designed Datasheet view for data entry and viewing, not for table structure changes. I do not recommend creating the table this way, since you do not have access to as many controls as you do with Table Design view.

To create a table in Datasheet view, follow these steps:

  1. Select Insert, Table.

  2. Click Datasheet View and click OK. A blank table opens, as shown in Figure 8.5.

    Figure 8.5. Creating a new table in Datasheet view gives you a quick, generic table.

How Do I Set the Field Names?

When you create a table in Datasheet view, the ...

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