Activity 2

Mrs Lacy uses a database to remind her of family events. Some of the data needs editing.

You have to edit this data table…

…so that it looks like this.

Follow these steps carefully:

1. Open your folder and find the database Occasions.
2. Open Occasions.

Entering new field data

1. On 26 March, enter Starts new job for Anne in the Occasion field.
2. Daisy's exams are on 12 June. Enter this date correctly now.

Changing field data

1. Uncle Kenneth's visit will now start on 2 June. Change this date.
2. Anne and Daisy are going to Wales, not Ireland. Make the change to Wales.

Printing the data table

1. Move the pointer to File on the menu bar.
2. Click the mouse button.
3. Move the highlight to Print. The print window opens.
4. Find and click OK.

Put the printout in your folder.

Closing the database

1. Click on AppleWorks in the menu bar.
2. Click on Quit AppleWorks in the menu that appears.