9th Grade

Modifying and Designing

Tables
Prayer
Table of contents

01 02 03
Rearranging Inserting and Changing a Field’s
Columns or Rows Deleting Fields Data Type

04 05 06
Setting the Primary Setting the Designing and
Key Composite Key Modifying Tables
Table of contents

07 08 09
Changing the Color Changing the Font Changing the Font
of the Table and Size Style

10 11 12
Changing the Changing the Font Renaming and
Alignment of Text and Background Deleting the Table
Color
“Our creation is the modification of
relationship”

—Rabindranath Tagore
 01
Rearranging Columns or
Rows
You can move the columns to another location by dragging the column.
1. Click the field heading to highlight the whole column.
2. When the dark blue line appears, drag the column to the location you want it to be
transferred and release the mouse.
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Inserting and Deleting Fields
You can insert and delete fields in a table.

1. On the Home Tab, click View and select Design View and the Design tab will appear.
2. Click the row where you would like to insert or delete a field.
3. On the Design tab, click Insert or Delete.
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Changing a Field’s Data Type
You can still change the field’s data type even after setting up the data type when you have
created a table.

1. On the Home tab, click View and select Design View.

2. On the Design tab, click the arrow of the Data Type that you want to change and select
the new data type.
3. On the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.
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Setting the Primary Key
A primary key is a field or value that will uniquely identify a record. For example, in a students’s table, the
primary key would be the student number and not the surname because a student number is unique in each
student.

1. On the Home tab, click View and select Design View.

2. Click the row for the field that you want to set as the primary key.
3. On the Ribbon, click Primary Key and a key symbol will be displayed on the left side of the field.
 05
Setting the Composite Key
Composite key Multified key uses combined values to create a unique value to form a primary key. For example
in an inventory table, the composite key would be the product name and product number.

1. On the Home tab, click View and select Design View.

2. Click on the left side of fthe field that you want to assign as key.
3. Press down the CTRL and click the left side of another field that you want to include as key.
4. On the Design tab, click the Primary Key.
5. The key symbol will be displayed on all the chosen fields.
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Designing and Modifying Tables
There are many tools which you can use to design or modify your table.

1. On the Create tab, click the Table Design button.

2. The Ribbon will display the Table Tools Design tab which contains tools that will allow you to design
your table.
3. On the Create tab, click the Table button.
4. The Ribbon will display the Fiels tab and the Table tab which contains tools that will allow you to
design your table.
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Changing the Color of the Table
You can set and change the color of the table.

1. Open the table that you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, click the Alternate Row Color button.
3. On the color palette, select the color that you want to use.
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Changing the Font and Size
You can set and change the font size of your data.

1. Open the table that you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, click the Font name or Font size arrow.
3. On the list, select the font name or size that you would like to use.
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Changing the Font Style
You can change the font attribute to Bold, Italic or Underline.

1. Open the table that you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, click Bold, Italic, or Underline.
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Changing the Alignment of
Text
You can change the alignment of text to left, center or right.

1. Open the table that you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, click Align Text Left, Center, Align Text Right.
 11
Changing the Font and
Background Color
You can change the font and background color.

1. Open the table that you want to modify.

2. On the Home tab, click Font Color or Background Color button.
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Renaming and Deleting Table
When you create your table it will be automatically named as Table1. You can rename a table to describe
its content.

1. If the table is open, close it first before you can rename it.
2. On the Navigation pane, right click on the table name.
3. On the context menu, select Rename and type the new name of your table and press the Enter key.
Deleting a table removes it from the database permanently. Therefore, be careful in deleting tables that you
may need.

1. If the table is open, close it first before you can delete it.
2. On the Navigation pane, right click the table name.
3. On the context menu, select Delete.