MLCL183-01 Computer Literacy (Microsoft) Learning Manual - V1.0 Aug 2017Page 588 of 7794.DescriptionInclude some extra detail on what the field is used for,what the idea behind the field was, etc. If you have alarge table with many fields and complex field names,help yourself and others determine the purpose of thefield by giving it a meaningful description.5.Information BoxWhen working in design View, this box will give at-a-glance information about the item you are currentlyworking with. For example, if you click in theField Namecolumn to add a new field, the Information Box states, “Afield name can be 64 characters long, including spaces.Press F1 for help of field names”.The Information Box is very useful when definingproperties for a field (6).6.Field PropertiesAt the bottom of design View is the Field Propertiessection. Here you can modify all of the properties of aparticular field. Each data type has its own specific set ofproperties.For example, here are the default properties for theNumber data type:4.2.3.4Entering data into a tableAccess provides you with a few ways to enter data. You can enter in the datamanually, use a form or the Import commands in the External Data tab.To enter data manually, open a table in Datasheet View by double-clickingits name in the Navigation Pane. If you make an error while entering data, likeaccidentally entering a word into a number field, Access will prompt you withan error message stating so.
