Editing Fields

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You can edit information in fields in various ways, depending on the type of field.

To change the current information in a Character, Numeric, Logical, Date, or DateTime field

  • Place the cursor in the field and edit the information.

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  • Select the entire field and begin typing the new information.

To edit the information in a Memo field

  • Double-click the field in the Browse window.

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  • Press CTRL+PGDN. An editing window opens with the contents of the memo field.

A General field contains an embedded or linked OLE object.

To edit the information in a General field

  • Double-click the field in the Browse window, and edit the document directly (as with a Microsoft Word document or a Microsoft Excel worksheet).

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  • Double-click the object to open the parent application (as with a Microsoft Paint object).

See Also

Working with Tables | General | Memo Field Type | Renaming Fields | Deleting Fields | Adding Fields