Rename a Field in a Table in Access – Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture that shows how to rename a field in a table in Access.
Overview of Renaming Table Fields in Access             You can rename a field in a table in Access that you have already created to change the field’s name. You should be extremely careful when you do this! This is because any changes you make to field names are not necessarily updated in all the previously
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How to Use the ORDER BY Clause in SQL

A picture that shows how to use the ORDER BY clause in SQL within an Access query.
Overview of the ORDER BY Clause in SQL             This blog post shows you how to use the ORDER BY clause in SQL to sort the result set of a query. When viewing the result set of a SELECT statement in SQL, the records appear in the order that they were selected from the table.
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Sort a Query in Access – Instructions

A picture that shows how to sort a query in Access in datasheet view by using the buttons in the “Sort & Filter” button group on the “Home” tab of the Ribbon.
Overview of Sorting a Query in Access             You can sort a query in Access by any field within the QBE grid when viewing the query in design view. To sort a query in Access when in design view, click into the “Sort” row of the field in the QBE grid by which to sort
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Create Input Masks in Access – Instructions

A picture of the “Input Mask Wizard” in Access you use to create input masks in Access.
Overview of Creating Input Masks in Access             You can create input masks in Access for table fields to dictate a pattern to use for data entry in the fields. You can manually create input masks for most text, date, and number data type fields in Access, except the “Long Text” data type. Access also
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Create Tables in Access – Instructions

A picture of a user creating a new table in table design view in Access.
Overview of How to Create Tables in Access             This lesson shows you how to create tables in Access. A table is an organized structure that holds information. It consists of fields of information into which you enter the records of the table. A field is a single column within a table, consisting of one
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Custom 3D Maps in Excel – Instructions

Custom 3D Maps in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user setting the custom map options for a custom 3D map in Excel.
Custom 3D Maps in Excel: Overview             You can easily create custom 3D maps in Excel. When you create a new scene in a 3D Maps tour, it is associated with a map. By default, the “World Map” is used for most scenes. However, you can also create custom 3D maps from image files, if
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Custom Regions in 3D Maps in Excel – Instructions

Custom Regions in 3D Maps in Excel - Instructions: A picture of the “Import Custom Region Set” dialog box in the 3D Maps window in Excel.
Custom Regions in 3D Maps in Excel: Overview Custom Regions in 3D Maps in Excel: Importing Custom Regions             You can import your own custom regions in 3D Maps in Excel, if needed. Custom regions in 3D Maps in Excel are defined geospatial regions saved as either “kml” or “shp” files. You often create these
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Create a 3D Map in Excel – Instructions

Create a 3D Map in Excel - Instructions: A picture of a user creating a new 3D Maps tour in Excel.
Create a 3D Map in Excel: Overview Create a 3D Map in Excel: Creating a New Tour             After enabling the 3D Maps add-in in Excel, you can then create a 3D Map in Excel. To create a 3D Map in Excel, click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon. Then directly click the “3D Maps”
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