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Table fields are managed on the Fields tab of the Table Editor. You can also access table fields through the Databases tab of the DB Explorer (if option Show Table Subobjects is on) or through the SQL Assistant area (if the Tables' Details switch is set to Show Fields).

Add Field  

To add a field to the table

1 Open the table in the Table Editor.  
2 Open the Fields tab.  
3 Right-click and select the New Field item from the popup menu (the Field Editor dialog will appears).  
4 Set the field properties  
 
Edit Field  

To edit the table field

1 Open the table in the Table Editor.  
2 Open the Fields tab.  
3 Double-click the field to edit.  

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4   Right-click on the field and select the Edit Field <Field_Name>   item from the popup menu.  

Now the field is available for editing in the Field Editor dialog.

To change the order of the table fields

1 Open the table in the Table Editor.  
2 Open the Fields tab.  
3 Right-click and select the Reorder Fields item from the popup menu.  

This opens the Re-order Columns window for changing the field order.
 
Drop Field  
      
To drop the table field

1 Open the table in the Table Editor.  
2 Open the Fields tab.  
3 Right-click on the field to drop and select the Drop Field item from the popup menu.