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Forms: Form provides an interface in user specified layout which lets the user to view the data or enter
new data or to modify the existing data records. A form can be saved separately and when needed it can
be modified or deleted within the respective table.
Reports: eport displays the information in a format as per user s need. It is used to view and print
information. A report can present information whose data can be from a single table or from more than
one table. eports can be previewed on screen as well as on pages.
STARTING OPENOFFICE BASE
o start OpenO ce ase ouble-click on the icon OpenO ce on the desktop, after that select the
atabase from the available options of opened window. It opens with two options that enable to work with
database.
Create a new database.
Open an existing database
Create a New Database
As the name implies, this option helps to create a new database. To create a new database using this option/
wi ard:
Step 1: lick on reate a new database option.
Step 2: lick on Finish button.
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If the user clicks on the Next button instead of Finish button then:
he atabase i ard screen opens with two options: es register the database for me and No do not
register the database . fter selecting any one option the next step is to select either to Open the database
for editing or reate tables using the table wi ard . If the user selects the option es register the database
for me the database is registered locally and can help other modules of OpenO ce such as alc to work
with the database.
Step 3: Click to not register the database.
Step 4: Click to open the database for editing.
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