Database applications

Database applications

Software that facilitates communication between a human user and a database.

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document

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A document is any file that can be produced by an application and reopened, modified, saved, and closed.

document field

Software; Database applications

A field is an area in your document where a specific type of data is entered or calculated.

document icon

Software; Database applications

Use the document icon in Help windows to open the Help document about the topic.

double-click

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To double-click, hold the mouse steady while you press the left mouse twice quickly.

double-click selections

Software; Database applications

Double-clicking a word will select the entire word. Double-clicking in the selection bar will select an entire paragraph.

Drag-and-drop is a feature that allows you to move or copy information without using the Windows Clipboard. To use it, you simply drag a selected item from one location to another. It is best used ...

drag-select

Software; Database applications

Use drag-select to select text. With the I-beam mouse pointer, click before the text you want to select, and drag to the end of the text you want to select. The selected text appears highlighted ...