Creating a Table in Design View

Sometimes the Table Design Wizard doesn't offer a sample that fits your needs. In this case, you might want to design your table using Design View.

To create a table using Design view:

1. Double-click Create table in Design view.
2. Type the name of the first field.
3. Press Tab.
4. Press Tab again to accept text as the data type.
5. Type a useful description of the field.
6. Press Tab to go to the next field.

The next step in creating a table is to set the primary key and modify field data types. These concepts are covered in other tasks.

You can start a new table in Design view by:

1. Double-click Create table in Design view.
2. Click the New button. Click Design View. Click OK.
3. Select Table from the Insert Menu. Click Design View. Click OK.