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4) If Tables (in the Database section) is not selected, select it now.
5) Right-click on the biblio table name in the Tables section and select Edit from the context
menu to display the Table Design window similar to that shown in Figure 366.
6) You can now select each of the fields. You can select the text in the Field Name cell and
change the entry as required. Clicking in the Field Type cell, allows you to open a selection
menu to change the data type in that cell. In the Field Properties section, the data
properties can be modified. For each data field selected, an explanation of that field
appears in a window to the right of the section.
7) When finished, you will be asked to confirm that you want the changes saved.
Note
For more information on how to use LibreOffice’s database features, see Chapter 8,
Getting Started with Base, in the Getting Started guide.
Figure 366: Modify table properties window
Adding entries to the database
Use the Bibliography Database dialog (Tools > Bibliography Database) to add entries to the
database:
1) You can add records directly into the database using the fields in the lower section of the
dialog shown in Figure 360 on page 354.
2) Select Insert > Record from the menu bar of the Bibliography Database dialog, or click the
Insert Record icon to the left of the horizontal scroll bar.
3) Enter a name for the entry in the Short Name box. Complete other fields as required. Use
the Tab key to move between fields.
4) It is best to use a unique name in the Short name field. This field is used when inserting
entries into documents.
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