You can manage fields using modification techniques such as changing the field caption, field size, and type. In this video, learn how to add and remove fields, change field captions, sizes and types, and how to configure fields to auto-increment.
- In this video we will review how to best manage your … fields in your tables. … We'll look at how to add and remove fields. … How to change data types. … And how to change field properties, such as captions, … field size, default values and … how to auto-increment a field. … Let's jump into our manage fields database. … And we're going to work with our employee data table. … Now there's two ways to make changes to the fields … in your table. … You can right click on the tab and go to design view … and make all of your changes here. … So in this view we see each of the field names. … On the right hand side we see each of the data types … assigned to them. … Right off we see that ID is our primary key field. … Remember that means no duplicate information. … And it's set to auto-number. … Which means every time we add a new record, it will … incrementally increase the record number. … The department field has a data type of short text. … And if I look down in the properties, I see the field size …
Author
Jennifer McBee
Released
9/16/2019- Modifying the database structure
- Managing table relationships and keys
- Exporting data
- Managing records and fields
- Creating and running queries
- Configuring form controls
- Modifying form positioning
- Grouping report fields
- Formatting reports
- Taking the practice exam
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam Overview
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2. Managing Databases
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Modify database structure5m 30s
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Print and export data6m 20s
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3. Create and Modify Tables
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Create tables5m 5s
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Manage tables3m 24s
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Manage table records3m 13s
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Manage fields5m 13s
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4. Create and Modify Queries
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Create and run a query4m 44s
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Create a crosstab query5m 1s
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Create an action query5m 31s
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Modify a query7m 52s
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✓ Solution: Create queries8m 18s
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5. Modify Forms in Layout View
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Configure form controls5m 46s
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Modify form positioning4m 39s
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✓ Solution: Create forms5m 44s
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6. Modify Reports in Layout View
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Format reports6m 21s
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✓ Solution: Create reports7m 27s
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7. Final Practice Exam
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Conclusion
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Next steps27s
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