How to: Reorder Output Columns
The order in which you add data columns to a Select query determines the order in which they appear in the results. The first column you add to the query appears leftmost in the results, the second column next, and so on.
If you are creating Update or Insert queries, the order in which you add columns affects the order in which data is processed.
To control where a data column appears in the result set, or in what order it is used, you can reorder the columns.
Note
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To reorder columns for output
In the Criteria pane, select the row containing the column by clicking the row selector button to the left of the row.
Point to the row selector button and drag the row to a new location.
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Edit the order of the column names in the SQL pane.
Tip
You can add a data row at a specific location in the Criteria pane by inserting a blank row into the Criteria pane, and then specifying the data column to insert. For details, see How to: Add Columns to Queries.