Introduction to Databases  
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Exercise: 8: CHANGING LAYOUTS
 
Compared with manual databases, it is very easy with computerised databases to change the way information is presented to people. Like many other computer files you can change:
Different Fonts
  • The SIZE and STYLE of text.
  • The COLOUR of text
Font Colours
 
You can even change:
  • The colour of the fields; and these can be different to the:
  • The Background colour of the page; and:
  • Even the colour's of the Header and Footer can be different.
 
 
TO DO - In the Flights database
Watch the Changing Layouts Movie 8 and practice changing the list layout, using colour's of your choice, making it as interesting as possible. But remember that it still has to be useful and readable to others.
 
Once all the layout has been changed, make sure you
 
Mark off Exercise 8 in your progress Grids
 
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'HOW DO I' MOVIES

Introduction to Databases Introduction to Databases
   
Simple Sorting Movie 1. Simple Sorting
   
Complex Sorting Movie 2. Complex Sorting
   
Simple Searching Movie 3. Simple Searching
   
Complex Searching 4. Complex Searching
   
Adding Records Movie 5. Adding Records
   
Deleting Records Movie 6. Deleting Records
   
Amending Records Movie 7. Amending Records
   
Changing Layouts Movie 8. Changing Layouts
   
New Column Layout Movie 9. New Column Layouts
   
New Form Layout Movie 10. New Form Layout
   
Create Detabase Movie 11. New Database
   
Working with Database Movie 12. Working with New Database.