By Tom Wickerath
Question:
Access comes with a generic Contact template that I would like to modify. How do
I add / remove some of the fields in the Contact template (for example the web
field)?
When this template first opens, it displays the Contact List form, with the Navigation Pane reduced in size. Click on the small double arrow, on the left-hand side (red rectangle in image below), to expand the Navigation Pane. You can also close the Contact List form at this time.
With the Navigation Pane expanded, you should see "Contacts Navigation". Click
on the small arrow just to the right of this. This arrow is directly to the left
of a double-arrow used to minimize the Navigation pane:
Select Object Type from the dropdown list. This will allow you to see various
objects in the database, grouped by object type.
Examples of objects include Tables, Queries, Forms, Reports, Macros and Modules.
Double-click on the Contact table to open it (blue arrow). You should see the
various fields present. At this point, you can click on the icon just below the
Office button that looks like a triangle with a pencil and ruler (red arrow), to
open this table in design view. This view should allow you to easily add and
remove fields:
Note: You may need to open the Contacts Extended query to add / remove fields
from this query as well. Then, you'll need to add / remove the applicable fields
from your forms and reports.
Last Updated: Jan. 27, 2008
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