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90 Chapter 8 Using Fields
• delete a field and its data by clicking . When you delete a field, it is
deleted from the library and from collections and related data fields that use
it. You can’t delete fields that are used for displaying data from Address Book,
iCal, or iPhoto, locked fields, address subfields (for example, street, city, and
country fields), and the Date Created and Date Modified fields.
Note In the Fields pane in table view, there is no checkbox next to related data
fields or the list field types (address, email address, phone number, IM account,
URL, file list, message list, and simple list) because these fields can’t be displayed
in table view.
Changing an Existing Field from One Type to Another
You can change the type of some fields to another.
To change an existing field from one type to another:
1 Select a column name in table view.
2 Click .
3 Choose Change To, then select a field type from the list.
Working with List Fields
Each type of list field (address, phone number, email address, URL, and IM account) has
a pop-up menu from which you can quickly perform actions such as displaying the
selected phone number in large type, getting directions to or from the selected
address, and displaying a map for the selected address.
Sending Emails
In form view and table view, you can quickly send emails to your family, friends, or
colleagues.
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