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ICT for Library <strong>and</strong> Information Professionals: A Training Package for Developing Countries<br />

Student’s Guide<br />

Slide 22<br />

MFN of the<br />

open record<br />

Arrow keys<br />

to move<br />

within<br />

records<br />

Display format<br />

Maximum no<br />

of records in<br />

the database<br />

New <strong>Database</strong> created<br />

with WinISIS<br />

UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 2<br />

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Slide 23<br />

How to edit/ create FDT,<br />

FMT, PFT & FST?<br />

• In your new database click on<br />

EDIT in the menu bar. Then<br />

you will get this menu of<br />

which the four lines at the<br />

bottom will allow you to edit<br />

the FDT, FMT,PFT <strong>and</strong> FST.<br />

• By clicking on the relevant<br />

line, the related component<br />

will open, e.g. clicking on Field<br />

Definition Table will open the<br />

FDT<br />

UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 2<br />

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Slide 24<br />

At this point you should be able<br />

to create <strong>and</strong> modify databases<br />

using WinISIS<br />

UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 2<br />

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Module 4:<strong>Database</strong> Design, <strong>and</strong> Information Storage <strong>and</strong> Retrieval: Lesson 2 Page 19 of 59

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