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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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