Hi Swarup, >> > 2. How to add a column? >> > >> > 3. How to move a column from one location to another? >> > >> Simply don't. The order of columns is not relevant. > >For me, it is helpful to be able to do so. Because: > >1. The columns in my Base table are not at all in the order they were in >in my MS Access table. I had the columns arranged in an order that was >convenient to me. Now it is not conveniently arranged. Is the best way >to set this up, in the spreadsheet before I import it into Base?
The best way to work in Base is using a form. This is actually much easier then you might think. What I recommend to people is that they get used to creating a basic form for each table right as they create the table. Using the create form wizard that is three mouse clicks. This will create a form with a table grid. Using the grid you can rearrange the order of your columns. When you add a column to a table, at the end of the table in the GUI, you simply open the basic form right click on the table grid header and select add field. The new column is there and you can arrange it where you like in the forms grid. Setting the column order in edit mode makes it permanent in the form, but you can also rearrange the columns at run time, for the duration of the form being opened. Base opens right to the forums section as you know. If you are used to working directly with tables in the table view of MS Access then you want to create one of these forms, named the same as the table. It is really no more difficult to do this in Base then switching to design mode in MSA to add / arrange columns. Drew
