Formatting columns in a database table

Once you have designed your table and gone to Table Grid View - where you can begin to enter data - each field corresponds to a column. The formats you have already set for the fields – when designing the table - determine how data is displayed in the columns (see Formatting database fields for more information).

However, there is another level of formatting available that can only be applied once you are in Table Grid View. Like the field formats, these formats also apply to the columns in your table and work alongside the corresponding field formats. The column formats are accessed through the Style command in the Format menu. The format options are:

Since in a table only an entire column can be formatted, all you need to do to format the column is select the whole column by clicking on the bar at the top of the column or position the active cell anywhere in the column by clicking in any cell. You can also select several columns and format them together.

See:

Formatting fonts in a table

Formatting a table for color

Formatting borders in a table

Alignment in database fields