Describe the field list and the design grid in the Query window in design view
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The design grid appears at the bottom of the query design below the design canvas.
The design grid is divided into rows and columns. Each column represents a field that will be included in the output. For example, in the following image, the columns that will appear in the output are Asset ID, Asset Description, and Asset Installation Date.
You can adjust the width of the columns for viewing purposes by placing your mouse pointer on the column border and dragging the divider until the column reaches the desired width. Alternatively, you can double-click a column divider to expand the column to the width of the largest row. The column highlighted in yellow represents the currently selected column. As you scroll across the design grid, the first column containing the rows Field, Alias, Table, Sort, and so on remains stationary so that you can always see the row for which values are defined. For each column, the design grid displays the following rows:
You can add or modify a field by clicking the down arrow and selecting the desired field. Alternatively, you can drag a field from any query source into a field cell of the design grid. You can remove a field by right-clicking it and choosing Delete.
Copyright © 2017 General Electric Company. All rights reserved. Lesson 8: Designing a Simple Query/en/access2016/sorting-and-filtering-records/content/ IntroductionThe real power of a relational database lies in its ability to quickly retrieve and analyze your data by running a query. Queries allow you to pull information from one or more tables based on a set of search conditions you define. In this lesson, you will learn how to create a simple one-table query. Throughout this tutorial, we will be using a sample database. If you would like to follow along, you'll need to download our Access 2016 sample database. You will need to have Access 2016 installed on your computer in order to open the example. Watch the video below to learn more about designing a simple query in Access. What are queries?Queries are a way of searching for and compiling data from one or more tables. Running a query is like asking a detailed question of your database. When you build a query in Access, you are defining specific search conditions to find exactly the data you want. How are queries used?Queries are far more powerful than the simple searches or filters you might use to find data within a table. This is because queries can draw their information from multiple tables. For example, while you could use a search in the customers table to find the name of one customer at your business or a filter on the orders table to view only orders placed within the past week, neither would let you view both customers and orders at once. However, you could easily run a query to find the name and phone number of every customer who's made a purchase within the past week. A well-designed query can give information you might not be able to find out just by examining the data in your tables. When you run a query, the results are presented to you in a table, but when you design one you use a different view. This is called Query Design view, and it lets you see how your query is put together. Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn how to navigate the Query Design view. One-table queriesLet's familiarize ourselves with the query-building process by building the simplest query possible: a one-table query. We will run a query on the Customers table of our bakery database. Let's say our bakery is having a special event, and we want to invite our customers who live nearby because they are the most likely to come. This means we need to see a list of all customers who live close by, and only those customers. We want to find our customers who live in the city of Raleigh, so we'll search for "Raleigh" in the City field. Some customers who live in the suburbs live fairly close by, and we'd like to invite them as well. We'll add their zip code, 27513, as another criteria. If you think this sounds a little like applying a filter, you're right. A one-table query is actually just an advanced filter applied to a table. To create a simple one-table query:
Now you know how to create the simplest type of query with only one table. In the next lesson, you'll learn how to create a query that uses multiple tables. Challenge!
/en/access2016/designing-a-multitable-query/content/ When you define multiple sort fields in design view describe how the sort fields must be positioned in the design grid?When you define multiple sort fields in Design view, describe how the sort fields must be positioned in the design grid. The sort fields must be arranged from left to right in the design grid, with the primary sort field being the leftmost of the sort fields.
What is the difference between a query datasheet and a table datasheet?A table datasheet and a query datasheet look the same, appearing in Datasheet view, and can be used to update data in a database. A table datasheet shows the permanent data in a table, whereas a query datasheet is temporary and its contents are based on the criteria you establish in the design grid.
What command can you use in datasheet view to remove the display of one or more fields from the datasheet?To delete a field in Datasheet view, click the field header, then select Delete from the Field & Column command group. This is found on the Datasheet tab on the Ribbon.
What happens when you run a query from query design view?What happens when you run a query from Query Design view? Access displays a datasheet containing the query results.
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