When you want to consolidate presentations, PowerPoint 98/2000 lets you easily export slides from one presentation to another.
Tables work well in slide presentations when you want to present numerical data or other brief snippets of information. These instructions work for PowerPoint 98/2000.
You can change the font in a MS Access table to any type, size, style or color. These instructions apply to Microsoft Access 97.
You can add background colors and grids to your Access fields, and add special text effects. These instructions apply to MS Access 97.
You can set the number of decimal places in a MS Access table field to display between 0 and 15 digits. You can manipulate both the way numbers appear in the table and how they are stored; to...
The default datatype for a Microsoft Access field is text, but you can specify others. Choosing the most specific datatype ensures that you will get the results you want from your queries and...
A datatype specifies what kind of information - text, date/time, currency, numbers, and so on - can be entered into an Access table field. Assigning the appropriate datatype to a field simplifies...
You can change a datatype in a Microsoft Access field at any time. These instructions are for Access 97.
You can insert a picture, sound, video file, graph or Microsoft Office document into an Access database. You must first create a OLE Object datatype field, then insert your "objects" (sounds,...
You can use two list types in a MS Access table field. A Value list contains values that you create. A Lookup list contains values that you take from another table or query. Your choice depends...
You can put values from one table into another with a Lookup list. For example, if you were an artist, you might have one table for your paintings and another table for the galleries that display...
Providing a choice of predefined values for a field is useful when values rarely change. For example, in a Salutations column, you might enter predefined values of Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc. When...
By inserting hyperlinks in a database, you can jump to another location in the database, to another file in any MS Office application, or to an address on the Internet or a company's intranet. You...
An Access text field can contain both numbers and text (as you might find in a street address or a zip code). MS Access will not perform calculations on the numbers in a text field. These...
You can create a field in MS Access that allows you to choose between Yes/No, On/Off or True/False. Since only one of two values can be entered in this type of field, MS Access can easily generate...
Assigning the date/time datatype to a field ensures that the dates and times will be sorted properly. These instructions apply to Access 97.
Use a currency field instead of a number field if your data involves money or if you require a high degree of accuracy in the calculations. These instuctions are for Microsoft Access 97.
Numbers fields in Access cannot contain text, since the fields can be used for calculations. These instructions apply to MS Access 97.
You can create a field that automatically generates unique numbers for each record. AutoNumbers are the simplest way to set up primary keys, which are vital if you want to establish relationships...
Copying a field definition ensures that your new field will be identical to the original, which can save some time. These instructions apply to MS Access 97. Procedures for other versions may vary.
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