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  43.   <p class="P1"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="103" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="database tables; creating" tag="kw68135_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="tables; creating database tables" tag="kw68135_5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="table design; data sources" tag="kw68135_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="designing; database tables" tag="kw68135_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/></p>
  44.   <p class="Head1"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="104" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="data_tabledefine" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68135">Table Design</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
  45.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>This section contains information about how to create a new database table in the <help:link Id="68425" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">design view</help:link>.</p>
  46.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Open the data source view (F4). Open a data source by clicking the plus sign in front of the name. You see the tables container, called "Tables". Open the table container and click a table. Right-click the table name to open the context menu. Choose <span class="T1">New Table Design</span> to create a new table.</p>
  47.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the Design view, you can now create the fields for your table.</p>
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  54.     <p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="5" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Enter new fields in rows from top to bottom. Click the <span class="T1">Field Name</span> cell and enter a field name for each data field.</p>
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  57.     <p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="6" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the next cell to the right, define the <span class="T1">Field Type</span>. When you click in the cell, you can select a field type in the combo box.</p>
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  64.       <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="38" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="memo fields; dBase" tag="kw68135_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Each field can only accept data corresponding to the specified field type. For example, it is not possible to enter text in a number field. Memo fields in dBase III format are references to internally-managed text files which can hold up to 64KB text.</p>
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  66.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="41" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>You can enter an optional <span class="T1">Description</span> for each field. The text of the description will appear as a tip on the column headings in the table view.</p>
  67.   <p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="42" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Field Properties</p>
  68.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="45" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Enter properties for each selected data field. Depending on the database type, some input facilities may not be available.</p>
  69.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="46" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the <span class="T1">Default value</span> box, enter the default contents for every new record. This contents can be edited later.</p>
  70.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="47" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In the <span class="T1">Entry required</span> box, specify whether or not the field may remain empty.</p>
  71.   <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="7" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>For the <span class="T1">Length</span> box, a combo box may be shown that provides the available choices.</p>
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  76.       <p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="39" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>If you want to change the name or change the type of a data field, the table itself must not be opened for data entry; open the table only in the design view.</p>
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