CHAPTER 3 Managing the Database
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Specifying table properties
In addition to adding a comment to associate with the table, you can choose the
fonts that will be used to display information from the table in a DataWindow
object. You can specify the font, point size, color, and style.
❖ To specify table properties:
1 Do one of the following:
• Highlight the table in either the Objects view or the Object Layout
view and select Properties from the Object or pop-up menu.
• Click the Properties button.
• Drag and drop the table to the Object Details view.
The properties for the table display in the Object Details view.
2 Select a tab and specify properties:
3 Right-click on the Object Details view and select Save Changes from the
pop-up menu.
Any changes you made in the Object Details view are immediately saved
to the table definition.
Select this tab To modify this property
General Comments associated with the table
Data Font Font for data retrieved from the database and displayed in
the Results view by clicking a Data Manipulation button
Heading Font Font for column identifiers used in grid, tabular, and n-up
DataWindow objects displayed in the Results view by
clicking a Data Manipulation button
Label Font Font for column identifiers used in freeform
DataWindow objects displayed in the Results view by
clicking a Data Manipulation button