Works: How to Export Existing Database Fields to a New Database (194375)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 4.5a
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q194375

SUMMARY

If you have a Works database that contains fields you no longer need or do not want for a specific task, you may want to create a new database that contains only the fields that you use frequently in the existing database.

This article describes how to export selected fields from an existing Works database and save them in a new database.

MORE INFORMATION

To export the fields you want from an existing database and save them in a new database, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Works database that contains the fields you want to export.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the File Name box, type a name for the new database, and then click Save. This creates a new database file and protects the original file.
  4. Delete each field you do not want in the new database. To delete a field, follow these steps:
    1. Click a field you want to delete.
    2. On the Edit menu, click Select Field.
    3. On the Record menu, click Delete Field, and then click OK.
    4. Repeat step 4, to delete each field you do not want in the new database.
  5. On the File menu, click Save.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/15/2004
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