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Hiding and Unhiding Columns
In ase column field can be hidden to provide security. For example suppose you are working with a
student table and you don t want to show the O details of students. iding the column fields of O will
solve this problem. iding a column temporarily hides the column from the screen. o hide a column field:
Step 1: Open the table by double-clicking the table name from the able ane. he table opens in able
ata iew window.
Step 2: ight-click the mouse on the column field header to select and hide the column field. Field selector
will select entire column in a right-click .
he background colour of the selected field changes to blue and a menu option list opens with three
options olumn Format olumn idth and ide olumn .
Step 3: lick on the option ide olumn to hide the selected column field. he selected column field
disappears from the screen and all fields present after the hidden field are shifted one column to the
left side on the screen.
Step 4: o unhide the columns which are hidden in a table right-click on the field heading of any field. Select
the option Show olumn from the menu option list.
Step 5: Select the field name to unhide or click on ll option to unhide all hidden fields. he hidden columns
fields get displayed again.
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