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Table Design In the Table Design window you define new tables or edit the structure of a table.

The window has its own menu bar. It also contains the following new command: Index Design Table definition area This area is where you define the table structure. Field Name Specifies the name of the data field. Note the database restrictions, such as the length of the name, special characters and spaces. Field type Specifies the field type. Description Specifies an optional description. The row headers contain the following context menu commands: Cut Cuts the selected row to the clipboard. Copy Copies the selected row to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the content of the clipboard. Delete Deletes the selected row. Insert Rows Inserts an empty row above the current row, if the table has not been saved. Inserts an empty row at the end of the table if the table has been saved. Primary Key If this command has a check mark, the data field in this line is a primary key. By clicking the command you activate/deactivate the status. The command is only visible if the data source supports primary keys. Field properties Defines the field properties of the currently selected field. Length Specifies the length of the data field. Decimal places Specifies the number of decimal places for a numerical field or decimal field. Default value Specifies the value that is the default in new data records. Format example Displays the format code that you can select with the ... button. ... This button opens the Field Format dialog. Help area Displays help texts.