Create a new record

- [Instructor] There are two different ways … that we can create many of the records … that we see in Dynamics 365. … The first way, the traditional way, … is to go to the list where you would want to add an item. … For example, My Active Contacts to add a new contact, … and there's a new contact button here. … Notice it says New, Create a new Contact record. … I want to contrast that with this button. … This is simply Create a new record. … We'll get to that one in a moment, … but if I click the New Contact Record button, … what I get is a blank form to enter a new contact, … and this form comes with a little bit filled in. … I'm creating it, so it makes me the owner. … Now, I can click and find me here. … This form is partially filled in. … I'm creating this new contact, … and therefore I'm already here, … and I know that this has to be filled in … because there's a red asterisk. … That means required. … In the same way, I can't add a contact without a last name. … It's required, but there's a blue plus here, …