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To create a table in Design View.
1. Click on the Create tab.
2. Click on Table .
3. Switch over to Design View on the Home tab.
4. If prompted to save the table, enter a name and click on OK .
5. Type the field names and select the appropriate data type for each field
6. Continue until all fields are added.
Note: The order that you enter the field names is the order the fields will appear in the table.
Input Masks
An input mask is used to pre-format a field to “look/act” a certain way when a user inputs
data.
Examples: Social Security Number input mask automatically inserts the dashes; phone
numbers automatically inserts the parentheses and dashes.
The input mask data can either be stored in the table or simply displayed and not stored.
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