1. Lesson 3 – Part 1 Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

2. 1 Change the format of a table 2 Modify field properties 3 Sort records in a table 4 Find records in a table 5 Use filters with a table 6 Establish relationships between tables 7 Create sub datasheets 8 Import records from an external source Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

3. * By default, Access creates every table in using the default font type and size. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 Calibri size 11

4. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 You cannot change the default font from this option only the “size” and “weight”. Another Option Would Be: You could try using the Font button in the Theme group. Alternatively switch to design view. Click the Format tab and then Select All. You can then use any combination from the Font Group to change the format. Switch back to datasheet and you will see the changes there.

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6. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 Click the “launcher” under the Text Formatting group.

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9. * The default size of the cells, columns, and rows in a table can be modified. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 Click & Drag method Double-click between column headers Shortcut Menu

10. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 To keep an area of a visible while you scroll to another area, you can freeze one or more of the fields (columns). The fields that you freeze move to the leftmost position on the datasheet.

11. * Exporting a table as a Web page (HTML) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) will allow for the table data to be viewed without being altered. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

12. * Each field in a table has properties that are dependent upon the data type of the field. * Field properties can only be viewed in Table Design View. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787

13. Access Lesson 3 Lesson Plans Michele Smith – North Buncombe High School, Weaverville, NC 28787 Available Field Properties depends on the “data type”

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