| A | B |
|---|
| active field | currently selected field |
| database | group of related pieces of information |
| date field | a field that contains a date |
| enter key | enters data into a field and keep the current field active |
| entry bar | displays the selected field's entry |
| entry line | location where data for a field is displayed |
| field | a specific piece of information |
| field name | used to identify a field |
| field width | amount of space needed to display a field's contents |
| form | order and placement of fields in a record |
| form disign view | form in which a database's form can be modified |
| form view | all the fields for only one record are displayed |
| handle | used to resize a field in form design view |
| label | text included on the database form that is used to identify items or give added information about a field |
| list view | view in which the fields of a database are displayed in columns |
| message bar | displays the number of records that have entries and the total number of records in the database |
| record | information about a single item in a database |
| record controls | indicates the number of the currently displayed record |
| search | to locate specific information in a database |
| selected field | a field that displays handles in form design view |
| tab key | used to move to the next field in a record |
| text field | stores characters, words, and symbols |
