Restoring the Schema (Tutorial 3)
If you accidentally close the Schema View it looks as though you have closed the database.
But no! When you try to open it again you get "Information in use". There is no
obvious way to find your way back into your open database.
Go Menu|File|Create new ......... Schema View to get back to work.
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Changing the shape and position of the Schema View. (Tutorial
4)
When you create a new Schema View it comes in a default square box shape - not the most
useful shape! Just tap on the bottom right-hand corner and drag the window to the size and
shape you want. Tapping the top bar allows you to move the window to another position on
the desktop too.
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My email address is too long!
(tutorial 3)
If you need to alter the settings of a text-type field - Go to the Schema View - tap the +
sign beside the Table name - now tap the + sign beside the Field icon - now tap the icon
beside your email field. Now you have the dialogue box you need. Alter the setting in
Details|Maximum length and tap OK. Now your settings are changed.
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Want to see more of the text you are entering? (tutorial
4)
When entering or editing text, just tap <Tab> to call up a text box which allows you
to see more clearly the text you are working with.
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Escaping from <Find>
When I have used the Find function to locate a record, how do I get back to All Records to
do another search? The DATA technique of pressing <Esc> doesn't work.
You have to delete the text from the <Find> box and press <Enter> again to
return to All Records.
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Customise the View 1 (tutorial 4)
In either List View or Card View - highlight the box you want to alter, and use
<Shift> together with the directional keys to resize the box. Especially useful in
Card View when you want to see the whole address!
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Customise the View 2
You can create a special view of any Table. For example, if you want a view which gives
you just the name and telephone numbers of your contacts - to maximise the display on the
screen.
Select the Table you want
Go to Menu|File|Create new....... View.
Choose a name - e.g. "telephone" and list or card
Now drag the Fields you do not want displayed from the right-hand display into the left
hand area - they disappear from the view.
When you have just what you want to see in the "Telephone" view tap
<Close>
You now have a customised view - and a new View in the Schema display (see screenshot) No
information has been lost - it is all still there - open the All records view to reassure
yourself!

@ LJ Kern and FoxPop
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