Copyright 2007, Paradigm Publishing Inc. BACKNEXTEND 1-1 LINKS TO OBJECTIVES Design Tables and Fields Design Tables and Fields Data Types Field Size Property Field Properties Custom Formats Input Masks Memo Field Rich Text Format Memo Field Rich Text Format History of Memo Field Changes History of Memo Field Changes Attachment Data Type Attachment Data Type Attaching Files to Records Attaching Files to Records Features Summary ACCESS 2007 Chapter 1 DESIGNING THE STRUCTURE OF TABLES Microsoft Access 2007 – Level 2 Chapter 1

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