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Lesson 4 | Creating a database and entering records 26

6. Click + to the right of the First Name field.

7. Type Last Name.

8. Click + and type Fee Paid.

9. Click + and type Date Paid.

10. Click + and type Container.

You have created five fields in your database.

Fields created in Table View are the text field type by default. Now you will change the field type

of some of the fields you created.

11. Move the pointer over the Fee Paid column heading until the down arrow appears. Click

the down arrow, then choose Field > Field Type > Number.

12. Move the pointer over the Date Paid column heading and click the down arrow. Choose

Field

> Field Type > Date. Click OK to accept the default date format in FileMaker Pro.

13. Move the pointer over the Container column heading and click the down arrow. Choose

Field

> Field Type > Container.

Click to create another field

Field labels appear as column headings in Table View

Choose Number

as the field type

Use the down arrow to display the shortcut menu

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