Customizing a Browse Window

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To customize the Browse window to fit your needs, you can rearrange or change the width of columns, turn the grid lines on or off, and split the Browse window into two panes.

Rearranging Columns

You can rearrange the columns of the Browse window into the order you want. This does not affect the actual structure of the table.

To rearrange the columns in a Browse window

  • Drag a column heading to a new location.

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  • From the Table menu, choose Move Field, and use the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW keys to move the column. Press ENTER when you are done.

Changing Column Widths

You can also change the width of a column in a Browse window. This resizing does not affect the field length or the structure of the table.

If you want to change the actual length of the fields, modify the structure of the table using the Table Designer.

To change the width of a column

  • Position the pointer in the column heading between two field names, and drag the pointer to resize the column.

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  • Select a field, and from the Table menu, choose Size Field, and use the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW keys to resize the column. Press ENTER when done.

Turning Grid Lines On and Off

You can also turn off the grid lines in a Browse window.

To turn grid lines on or off

  • From the View menu, choose Gridlines.

Splitting a Browse Window

You may find it useful to split the Browse window so that you can look at two different areas in the table, or look at the same records in Browse and Edit modes simultaneously.

To split a Browse window

  1. Place the pointer on the split bar at the bottom left corner of the view.

  2. Drag the split bar to the right to divide the Browse window into two panes.

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  3. From the Table menu, choose Resize Partitions.

  4. Press the RIGHT ARROW key to move the split bar.

  5. Press ENTER.

To resize the panes of a split Browse window

  1. Place the pointer on the split bar.

  2. Drag the split bar to the right or left to change the relative size of the panes.

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  3. From the Table menu, choose Resize Partitions.

  4. Press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key to move the split bar.

  5. Press ENTER.

By default, the two panes of the browse window are linked; that is, as you select different records in one pane, the change is reflected in the other. If you want to detach the two panes so that they function independently, (that is, so that scrolling one pane does not affect the other) clear the Link Partitions command on the Table menu.

See Also

Table Creation | Working with Tables | Naming a Table | Deleting a Database Table | Deleting a Free Table | Duplicating a Table | Renaming a Table | Table Designer | Browse Window | Customizing Tables