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The table opens in the Design view.

COMPONENTS OF DESIGN VIEW

Field
Definition
Grid

Field
Properties
Pane

The Design View screen consists of two parts

• Field Definition Grid • Field Properties Pane

Field Definition Grid
The Field Definition Grid appears on the upper half of the Design view screen. It is used to specify
the names, data types, and descriptions for various fields in a table. It consists of the following parts:

Component Description
Used to select a field. A key symbol in the Row selector indicates the table’s
Row Selector
primary key.

Field Name Used to specify the names for the fields in the table.

Data Type Used to specify the data types for the fields.
Description Used to specify an optional description for the field.

Field Properties Pane
The Field Properties Pane, in the lower half of the Design view screen, is used to set various field
properties that control the appearance and behaviour of data added to the field.

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