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Data View

The Data view is displayed by default when the Embedded Data Table Editor first opens. You can display it at any time by clicking the Data View tab at the bottom of the editor window when either the Home or Fields tab is selected.

This view includes the following components, which you can use to create and manage the table data, fields, and field properties.

ClosedTables Pane

The Tables pane is not displayed when you access the editor by clicking Edit Data on the List Items property page for a data entry control. This is because only the single table that contains the data that is linked to the control can be modified by using the control's List Items property page.

The Tables pane lists all the tables in the document's embedded database, including any tables that are linked to data entry controls. Click a table to view the table data in the data pane. To add or remove a table, click Add Table or Remove Table on the Home tab.

When you use the secondary mouse button to click an existing table, the following options are available:

ClosedData Pane

The data pane displays the records of the selected table. To add a field, click Click to Add, and then click the data type that you want for the field. To add table data or edit existing table data, click the table cell that you want, and then add the new content. You can edit the properties for a field by selecting the field that you want and then modifying the property on the Fields tab.

When you use the secondary mouse button to click an existing field name, the following options are available:

ClosedRecord Navigator

Use the record navigator bar at the bottom of the pane to quickly browse through and locate records in the selected table.