Question

explain the two sections of design view

Answer 1

Creating a Column

To create a column in the Design View, click an empty cell under Field Name and type the desired name.

To change the name of an existing column, double-click its name in the Field Name column to select it and type the desired name.

To edit the name of an existing column, click somewhere in the name to put it into edit, use the Delete, the Backspace, and the arrow keys to edit it.

To create that would display on the status bar text, in the Description section for the field, type the string you want.

The Caption of a Field

On a column of a table, a caption is the string that the user sees on the column header:

To specify the caption of a field, in the top section of the Design View, click the field under the Field Name column. In the lower section of the window, click Caption and type the desired word or group of words

To change the caption of a column but keep its name, switch the table to Design View, under Field Name, click the field. In the lower section of the window, click Caption, press F2 and edit the string