OpenOffice.org Base: Editing Information in a Database

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Mar 19, 2009 3:12 AM EDT
Linux Journal; By Bruce Byfield
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Once you have a database set up, sooner or later you will want to edit its tables or add a new record. You have four ways to do so. If you created a database using an existing OpenOffice.org Calc or MS Excel spreadsheet, you must edit the spreadsheet itself—in Base, the database will open read-only, and you will be unable to edit it. For other databases, you have three choices: editing the tables directly, using the form wizard to create a form or using the design view to create a form. Whichever way you create a form, you can then use it as a more user-friendly way to edit your database.

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