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<sect1 id="entering-data-into-tables">
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<title>Entering Data Into Tables</title>
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<para>
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You have designed the two tables <literal>Persons</literal> and
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<literal>phone_numbers</literal>. None of them contain any data yet. You can
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enter some, and in this chapter you will learn how to do this fast and effectively.
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</para>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>
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Start with the <literal>persons</literal> table. Open it in <interface>Data View</interface> using the <!--<a href="04_06_01_project_navigator.html">--><interface>Project Navigtor</interface>'s context menu.
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The current cell is marked with
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(usually black) thicker border, a <firstterm>cell cursor</firstterm>. The contents
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of the cell, if present, are highlighted with a different color. The current
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row, i.e. the one you have placed your rectangular cursor in, is marked
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on the left hand with an arrow symbol.
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<!--<img src="icons/button_tableview_currentrow.png" class="icon">-->
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</para>
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<para>
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You can navigate through table cells using the arrow keys, <keycap>Page Down</keycap>,
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<keycap>Page Down</keycap>, <keycap>Home</keycap>, <keycap>End</keycap> keys; you can also
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click with the mouse in a cell to select it. <!-- TODO chapter moved
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To learn more
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about available key bindings for the data table view, see the section
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<a href="ab_00_00_shortcuts.html#data_table">
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B.4. Data Table in the Appendix B. Key Bindings. -->
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</para>
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<para>
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Initially, after opening the table <literal>Persons</literal>, the cursor is placed in
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the <literal>id</literal> column. The column has autonumber property defined,
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marked with blue <literal>(autonumber)</literal> text in the last row. It
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means you do not have to enter values there by hand when entering data for a new
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row because the cell will be filled automatically with successive numbers.
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</para>
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<screeninfo>Data entry</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="img/05_02_00_data_editing.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Data entry</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>-->
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Inserting new rows and entering data for them in &kexi; is different from
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the way of doing this in spreadsheets. To enter data for a new row, you need
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to use the arrow keys or mouse, to move your cursor to the special empty last
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row marked with a plus <!--<img src="icons/button_tableview_newrow.png" class="icon">-->
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sign. Place your cursor in the (second) <literal>name</literal> column and enter a
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person's name. Also enter surname, street, house number and city. When
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done, move the cell cursor to the last empty row either by using the
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<keycap>Arrow Down</keycap> key or by clicking in the last
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row with the mouse to append a new row.
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</para>
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<note>
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<title>Details About Actions Available While Entering Data Into Tables</title>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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As soon as you enter the first character, the current row is being edited. A pencil <!--<img src="icons/button_tableview_editrow.png" class="icon">--> symbol appears on the left side of the data table.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Double clicking a cell with the &LMB; or pressing <keycap>Enter</keycap> or the <keycap>F2</keycap> key also starts
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editing of the current row.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Pressing the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key when the contents of a cell is edited
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<emphasis>cancels changes made to this cell</emphasis>. However, the pencil
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<!--<img src="icons/button_tableview_editrow.png" class="icon">-->
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symbol will not disappear because you can still move to a different cell
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of the edited row to change its contents. To
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<emphasis>cancel changes made to the entire edited row</emphasis>, press the
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<keycap>Esc</keycap> key again.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Instead of pressing the <keycap>Esc</keycap> key, you can click the
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<!--<img src="icons/button_cancel.png" class="icon">--><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>
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toolbar button or select
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Data</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cancel Row Changes</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click the <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Enter</keycap></keycombo>
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keys to accept changes made to all cells in the currently edited row. You can also click
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<!--<img src="icons/button_ok.png" class="icon">--><guibutton>OK</guibutton> toolbar
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button or select <menuchoice><guimenu>Data</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save Row</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</note>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Fill the <literal>phone_numbers</literal> table with data.<!--, e.g. similar to
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provided in the figure below.--> In the <literal>persons</literal> column you
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need to provide a number of the person existing in the <literal>persons</literal>
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table.
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</para>
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<!--<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Example contents of the <literal>phone_numbers</literal> table</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="img/05_01_01_table2_contents.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Example contents of the <literal>phone_numbers</literal> table</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>-->
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect1>
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