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Inordertodesignsecondaryindexes,tablemusthavedefinedprimaryindex.Oneofthefieldshasto

besetasaprimaryindex.

Dothefollowing:

1. Openyourdatabasetable.

2. SelectthecommandRestructureintheOptionsmenu.

Note:

Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthetoolbox.

3. GototheFieldstab.

4. Selectthefieldforwhichyouwanttodefinetheprimaryindex.

5. DoubleclicktheIndexarea.

TheasteriskcharacterisplacedintheIndexarea.

6. Continuewithstep3fromthepreviousinstructions.

Notes for dBase tables:

OnlysinglefieldindexesareallowedfordBasetables.

Editing Data in the Table

Datainthetablecanbeeditedwhenatableisopenedintheread/writemode.Makesuretherec-

ordsarenotdisplayedinthegraycolorindicatingthetableissettoViewmode,notDatamode.

Toeditthedatainthetable,usethefollowingmethods:

1. Usecursorkeystomovebetweenfieldsinthetable.Theactiverecordorfieldishigh-

lighted.

2. Wheneveryouwanttochangedata,yousimplywriteinthedesiredtext.

Note:

Ifyoucannoteditthedatainthetable,makesurethetableisnotlockedbysomeotherapplication

andthatyouhaveenabledtheEditmode.

3. Entirerecordcanbedeletedbypressingakeyboardshortcut<Ctrl>+<Delete>.

Note:

Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthedatabasenavigatortoolbar.

4. Toinsertanewfield,pressthe<Insert>keyorpress<Arrowdown>keyonthelastfield

inthetable.

Note:

Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthedatabasenavigatortoolbar.

Enabling Edit Mode

Iftherecordsinthedatabaseappearinthegreycolorandyoucannotedittherecords,youhavethe

databaseopenedintheViewmode.

Tobeabletomakechangestotherecords,dothefollowing:

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