Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 180)

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Adding, changing, and deleting fields
You add, change, and delete database fields in the Define Fields dialog box.
To select a field name, click the name in the Field Name list.
Entering data in fields
When you finish defining the database fields, you see them displayed in
Browse mode in a standard layout, in the order you created them. You can
now start entering data.
You enter data in Browse mode (or List mode, when you select List from the
Layout menu) by selecting a field and typing a value in it. You can’t select a
field that contains a formula or a field whose type is Record Info, because
AppleWorks enters those values for you.
To Choose Define Fields from the Layout menu, and then
Add a field Type the name of the new field, choose a type from the
Field Type pop-up menu, and then click Create
Delete a field Click the field name in the Field Name list, and then click Delete
Change a field name Click the field name in the Field Name list, type a name, and
then click Modify
Change a field type Click the field name in the Field Name list, choose a type from
the Field Type pop-up menu, and then click Modify
Change a calculation or
summary formula Click the field name in the Field Name list, click Modify, make
your changes to the formula, and then click OK
Change field entry options Click the field name in the Field Name list, click Options, make
your changes in the dialog box, and then click OK
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
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Define Fields command
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fields, changing
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fields, entering data
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fields, navigating
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records, adding