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Arrange Tables and Views Dialog Box

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This dialog box allows you to change the layout of tables and views in your database. Use it to arrange, align, or resize the tables and views in your database layout.

This dialog box appears when you select Arrange from the Database menu.

Arrange

These options allow you to order the contents of the database layout.

  • By Name
    Orders the tables and views by name.
  • By Type
    Orders the tables together and the views together.

Align Objects

These options allow you to position the contents of the database layout in a line.

  • Vertically
    Positions the objects in a line vertically in the Database Designer window.
  • Horizontally
    Positions the objects in a line horizontally in the Database Designer window.
  • Resize objects to default height and width
    By default, the objects in the database show five of the fields. If you changed the size of the objects to view more of the contents of the object, you can return to the default size.

See Also

Connections Dialog Box | Database Properties Dialog Box | Adding Tables to a Database | Updating Multiple Tables in a View | New Local View Dialog Box | Find Table or View Dialog Box | Database Designer