You can manage your tables by showing and hiding fields, adding column totals, and adding table descriptions. In this video, learn how to hide and unhide fields, add total rows that show the sum and average of the field's data, and how to add a description to the properties of a table.
- [Instructor] Once you have created your new tables, … you're going to need … to manage the information in your tables. … After watching this video, … you will know how to hide fields in a table, … how to add total rows, … and how to add table descriptions. … Let's jump right in to our Manage Tables: Database … and I have the Employee Data table already open. … First, let's go ahead and hide a field. … It's as easy as selecting the field, … right clicking and choosing Hide. … Notice that just below is Unhide Fields, … so if you hide a field and you want it back, … we just come here and do the same thing. … So the data is still there. … Let's go into Design View … so we can make sure that that information … is still there and here's the Last Name field. … Notice that Full Name is also hidden … from the table. … It's showing up here … but when we go back into Datasheet View, it's not showing. … Now, if you want to total the information … in a column such as our Benefit Cost column, … you can add a total row. …
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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