Access PROJECT 7: Creating and Editing Tables in

Datasheet View

Objectives Practiced
Rename a table.

Delete a record.

Move a field.

Create a table in Datasheet view.

The Recreational Aquatic Center offers summer swim classes for learners of varying ages and
ability levels. The dates for the summer sessions have been determined, and Tad, the assistant
director, needs to add that information to the centers database and make some changes to the
classes.

1. Open Aquatic Center.accdb from the folder containing your data files and enable the content of
the database.
2. Rename the Courses table Classes, then open the table.
3. Move the Purpose field so that it is between the Class Name and Ages fields.
4. Delete record 10 (Lifeguarding).
5. Save and close the Classes table.
6. In Datasheet view, create a new table with the information shown in the figure below. Assign
the data types and formats as indicated, and widen the fields as needed to fit the data.
Text data type

Number data type,

specify field entry
must be Unique, and
the field is required

Date/Time data
type with Medium
Time format

7. Save the table as Sessions and close it.

8. Close the database and exit Access.