The most likely problem is that you have accidentally turned
editing mode off. Look at the row of buttons just above the
database table. Be sure the second button from the left, which is
"Edit Data", is ON. If it is on,and you still can't edit the
table, I'm not sure what the problem might be.
In table view, you should be able to edit data in cells, and add
or delete rows (records).
To add a column (that is, a new field), you need to get into
Table Design view. To do this, right-click on the name of the
table in the tree view on the lefthand side, and choose Edit
Database file from the pop-up menu. This takes you to the main
OOoBase page, which has 3 panes: Database, Tasks, and Tables.
Right-click on the name of the table and choose Edit from the
pop-up menu.
Note: There may be other ways to do this, that I haven't
discovered yet. I have only started using Base myself, but as I
am also starting from a MS Access database.
Regards, Jean
Leah Lefler wrote:
Thank you. Now that I've opened it, I cannot do anything to it except view it.
I am looking at the Table view and I cannot edit any of the cells or add a new
row or column.
CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat December 31 2005 00:04, + Leah
Lefler wrote:
Hello,
Why does Open Office not support Microsoft Access files? If it does, how
can I make it work? Thanks.
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On Sat December 31 2005 01:44, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Leah Lefler wrote:
Why does Open Office not support Microsoft Access files?
If it does, how can I make it work? Thanks.
Have you tried the Database Wizard?
File > New > Database
On the first page, select "Connect to an existing database" and choose
"Microsoft Access" from the dropdown list (you may have to scroll up in the
list to see it; it's at the top).
Click Next, and continue through the wizard.
If you did use the wizard, and it didn't work, then someone else will have
to help troubleshoot the problem.
Chapter 10, "Getting Started with Base" in the Getting Started book, has
some information that might be of interest to you, though not necessarily
directly related to your question. You can download it in PDF from here:
http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0110GS-GettingStartedWithBase.pdf
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