Delete Record(s) /
Add New Record(s) to a Database
To Delete 1 or ALL Record(s):
1. Open
the table in which you want to delete record(s).
2. Delete
Record(s) a) For
1 record: Left-click the square to the left of the record you
want to delete (record will become black).
b) For All Records: Left-click the square in upper-left-hand corner,
to left of the first field column name of the open database; this will
highlight all records in the database (for deletion purposes).
3. Press
the Delete key on keyboard or left-click Edit on
menu bar, then left-click Delete Record.
A dialog box appears with “You are about to delete # record(s). If
you click Yes, you won’t be able to undo this Delete
operation. Are you sure you want to delete these records?
4. Left-click Yes or
press Enter key to delete the record(s).
To Enter Record(s) into an Empty
Database:
1. Left-click Records in
menu bar.
2. Left-click Data
Entry (Alternatively, you can place cursor in first
field of 1st record and type in entry).
3. Repeat
until all fields and records are entered.
Adding a Record to the end of the
database
1. To get
to the last record in the database: a) Press
the right arrow* button to go to adding a new record to the end of
database.
b) Alternatively, you can press Ctrl and down-arrow
keys simultaneously, then press Ctrl and End
keys simultaneously to get to last field of last record.
2. Press
the Tab key to get to first field of new record.
To Save records to the database:
1. Left-click File on
menu bar
2. Left-click Save
3. In the
'Save as' dialog box choose the disk/drive where
you want to save the file by clicking the up and down arrows
'Save in' area