Microsoft KB Archive/41412

Works: Hiding and Retrieving Fields in List View

PSS ID Number: Q41412 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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In the Microsoft Works for MS-DOS Database module, you can use the following steps to hide any field when the document is in list view:


 * 1) Move the insertion point to the field you want to hide.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Width.
 * 3) In the Width box, type 0 (zero).

Retrieving a Hidden Field
To retrieve a hidden field, use one of the following procedures:


 * 1) Press the F8 key select the fields to the left and right of the hidden field.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Width.
 * 3) In the Width box, type the dimension that you want the three fields to be.

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 * 1) From the Select menu, choose Go To, and select the hidden field.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Width, and assign a width to the field.

To retrieve a hidden field when the first field or all fields are hidden, use the following steps:


 * 1) From the Select menu, choose Record to select the entire record.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Width.
 * 3) In the Width box, type the dimension that you want the width to be for all the fields.

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