FIELDS tab A tab on the Ribbon that provides options for adding, removing, and formatting the fields in a table. field value The specific value, or content, of a field in a record. field selector In a datasheet, the column heading (also called the column selector)that you click to select the entire column. field A single characteristic or attribute of a person, place, object, event, or idea.

Datasheet view (for a table) The Access view that shows a table's contents as a datasheet in rows and columns. datasheet selector A box in the upper-left corner of a datasheet that lets you select the entire datasheet. datasheet The display of a table's contents in rows and columns, similar to a table or spreadsheet each row is a separate record in the table, and each column contains the field values for one field in the table. database management system (DBMS) A software program that lets you create databases and then manipulate data in them. database A collection of related tables stored in the same file. data type The field property that determines what field values you can enter for the field and what other properties the field will have. Current Record box The box that appears at the bottom of a datasheet or form and that indicates the current record and total number of records displayed. CREATE tab A tab on the ribbon that provides options for creating various database objects, including tables, forms, and reports. contextual tab A tab that appears and provides options for working with a specific object that is selected.

compacting A process that rearranges the data and objects in a database to decrease its file size, thereby making more space available and enhancing the performance of the database. Common field A field that appears in more than one table, allowing you to connect the records in the separate tables.

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