<p>This article describes the steps needed to create a table from scratch.<br /><br />The purpose of the database is to store information; the place where data is stored is called a table. A table consists of rows and columns. A row, also called a record, contains information about each item you are tracking in the table. A column, also known as a field, stores each characteristic you are tracking in the table. <br /><br />Here is an example of a simple database table, containing company information. The first row, listed in bold, contains the names of the table columns:<br /><br /><strong>Company</strong>                 <strong>Address</strong>                        <strong>City</strong>         <strong>St</strong>    <strong>ZipCode</strong>   <strong>Webpage</strong><br /><br />The Bradshaw Group   2313 Providence Ct.         Naperville   IL     60565      www.bradshaw.com<br /><br />Venture Literary         8895 Town Center Drive    San Diego  CA    92122      www.ventureliterary.com<br /><br /><br />Now that we have a basic understanding of what a table is, follow these steps to create a table:</p>
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<li>Select Tables from the primary toolbar<br /></li>
<li>Select New from the secondary toolbar<br /></li>
<li>The ‘Create new table’ window will pop-up. On the properties tab;<br /><ol>
<li>Fill-in the Table name: Product<br /></li>
<li>Fill-in the RID Caption: Prod_01 <br /></li>
<li>Fill-in the Description: Product Portfolio<br /></li>
<li>Click Submit</li>
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<li><strong>Note:</strong>The RID caption, also known as the row identifier and the Description are optional.</li>
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<li>On the Design tab you will create the columns or fields of the information you want to track. <br /><ol>
<li>Click New<br /></li>
<li>Fill-in the field name <br /></li>
<li>Select the field type<br />
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<li>Number, Decimal, Money, Date, Time, Short Text, Long Text, Memo or YesNo</li>
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<li>Check Required if you want the field to be mandatory<br /></li>
<li>Check Indexed if this field is to be indexed.</li>
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<li><strong>Note:</strong>The RID caption, also known as the row identifier and the Description are optional.</li>
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<li>On the Permissions tab you will assign the users in the group, their permissions to modify the table.<br /><ol>
<li>Click the dropdown arrow to select the user.<br /></li>
<li>Click the dropdown arrow to select the permission.<br /></li>
<li>Click Submit<br /></li>
<li>Click Close.</li>
</ol><br /><br />To view a Training Video on Creating a Table From Scratch, click the link below:<br /><a target="target" href="http://www.hypersupportonline.com/captivate/CreateTable_Scratch-800x600.swf"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #810081;">Creating a Table From Scratch</span></span></a> </li>
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