
New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 2010, Comprehensive 1st Edition by Joseph Adamski,Kathy Finnegan
Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538798471
New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 2010, Comprehensive 1st Edition by Joseph Adamski,Kathy Finnegan
Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538798471 Exercise 2
What does a pencil symbol at the beginning of a record represent? What does a star symbol represent?
Explanation
A pencil symbol in the beginning of the record represent that the particular record is updated or edited with data. It always appears in the beginning of the row. When you complete entering data in one record and if you press the tab key to go to next record, once when you start entering data pencil symbol moves to the current record.
• By default, pencil symbol appears in record selector portion of the table.
• That symbol is highlighted and the cell where you edit is highlighted in orange colour.
• Once when you move from the current record pencil symbol disappears from that record.
• It is also called as editing icon.
• When the pencil symbol appears the data have not saved in database table. Once when the symbol moves from that record the record is saved automatically into database table.
A star symbol always appears in record selector portion of the table which indicates next new blank row available to enter the data.
• This symbol is also highlighted when the data is entered.
• It depicts the new record, where you can enter the information.
• When you click the new button in records group on the home tab, this symbol is highlighted in the next available row.
• This symbol disappears from the previous record, once when you move to the next blank row.
• By default, pencil symbol appears in record selector portion of the table.
• That symbol is highlighted and the cell where you edit is highlighted in orange colour.
• Once when you move from the current record pencil symbol disappears from that record.
• It is also called as editing icon.
• When the pencil symbol appears the data have not saved in database table. Once when the symbol moves from that record the record is saved automatically into database table.
A star symbol always appears in record selector portion of the table which indicates next new blank row available to enter the data.
• This symbol is also highlighted when the data is entered.
• It depicts the new record, where you can enter the information.
• When you click the new button in records group on the home tab, this symbol is highlighted in the next available row.
• This symbol disappears from the previous record, once when you move to the next blank row.
New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 2010, Comprehensive 1st Edition by Joseph Adamski,Kathy Finnegan
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