How do you format a phone number in access?

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How do you format a phone number in access?

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the table in Design View.
  2. Click the Telephone Number field.
  3. Under Field Properties, click the Triple Dot button in the Input Mask property box.
  4. In the Input Mask Wizard, click Edit List.
  5. Click the New Record button.
  6. In Description, enter Alphanumeric Phone Number.
  7. In the Input Mask box, enter !

How do you apply phone number formatting?

Apply a custom number format

  1. Select the cell or range of cells that you want to format.
  2. On the Home tab, under Number, on the Number Format pop-up menu. , click Custom.
  3. In the Format Cells dialog box, under Category, click Custom.
  4. At the bottom of the Type list, select the built-in format that you just created.
  5. Click OK.

How do I Format a field in access?

How to Format Fields within Queries in Access

  1. In Design View, select the field that you want to format.
  2. Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab. The Property Sheet appears.
  3. Click the Format box in the Property Sheet.
  4. Type how you want the field to be formatted.

How do you change the Format in access?

Access provides several predefined formats for date and time data. Open the table in Design View. In the upper section of the design grid, select the Date/Time field that you want to format. In the Field Properties section, click the arrow in the Format property box, and select a format from the drop-down list.

How do I format all the numbers in the table to 2 decimal places?

Select the cells you want to limit the number of decimal places.

  1. Right click the selected cells, and select the Format Cells from the right-clicking menu.
  2. In the coming Format Cells dialog box, go to the Number tab, click to highlight the Number in the Category box, and then type a number in the Decimal Places box.

What is a validation rule in access?

A validation rule is one way to restrict input in a table field or a control (such as a text box) on a form. Access provides a number of ways to restrict input: Data types Every table field has a data type that restricts what users can enter.