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If you select a table or query there, you see the contents of this table or query on the right. At the top margin is the <link href="text/shared/main0212.xhp" name="Database bar">Table Data bar</link>.</paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149047" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="6">Data Sources</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145069" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/11060000.xhp" name="Registering new data source">Registering new data source</link>, <link href="text/shared/guide/data_addressbook.xhp" name="address book as data source">address book as data source</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154940" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/11060000.xhp" name="Edit data source name or type">Edit data source name or type</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150398" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9"><link href="text/shared/01/04180100.xhp" name="View data source contents">View data source contents</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN106A4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/menubar.xhp">Menu bar of a database file</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154123" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="16">Forms and Reports</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154909" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/04030000.xhp" name="Create new form document">Create new form document</link>, <link href="text/shared/02/01170000.xhp" name="edit form functions">edit form functions</link>, <link href="text/shared/autopi/01090000.xhp">Form Wizard</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152920" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/11180500.xhp" name="View form document">View form document</link>, <link href="text/shared/02/01170500.xhp" name="entering data versus editing form">entering data versus editing form</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151380" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23"><link href="text/shared/autopi/01100000.xhp" name="Report AutoPilot">Report Wizard</link></paragraph> <embed href="text/shared/guide/data_report.xhp#data_report"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145606" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">Queries</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3125864" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02000000.xhp" name="Create new query or table view, edit query structure">Create new query or table view, edit query structure</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1072A" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/querywizard00.xhp">Query Wizard</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155430" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15"><link href="text/shared/01/05340400.xhp" name="Enter, edit and copy records">Enter, edit and copy records</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147287" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="10">Tables</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3163713" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05010000.xhp" name="Create new table, edit table structure">Create new table, edit table structure</link>, <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05010100.xhp" name="index">index</link>, <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05020000.xhp" name="relations">relations</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1078F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/tablewizard00.xhp">Table Wizard</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159196" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12"><link href="text/shared/01/05340400.xhp" name="Enter, edit and copy records">Enter, edit and copy records</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153728" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="19">Other</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152939" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20"><link href="text/shared/02/12000000.xhp" name="Context menus in the data source explorer (left)">Context menus in the data source explorer (left)</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153952" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21"><link href="text/shared/01/05340400.xhp" name="Context menus in the data source browser (right)">Context menus in the data source browser (right)</link></paragraph> </body> </helpdocument>