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The selected file is added to the Available Databases list.</ahelp></paragraph> 69<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149349" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Define</paragraph> 70<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145827" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11"><ahelp hid="SW_MODALDIALOG_DLG_CHANGE_DB">Replaces the current data source with the data source that you selected in the <emph>Available Databases </emph>list.</ahelp></paragraph> 71<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154506" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="12">To exchange a database:</paragraph> 72<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149881" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Ensure that both databases contain matching field names and field types.</paragraph> 73<list type="ordered"> 74<listitem> 75<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148386" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Click in the document that you want to change the data source for.</paragraph> 76</listitem> 77<listitem> 78<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150564" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">Choose <emph>Edit - Exchange Database</emph>.</paragraph> 79</listitem> 80<listitem> 81<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153925" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">In the <emph>Databases in Use</emph> list, select the database table that you want to replace.</paragraph> 82</listitem> 83<listitem> 84<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3147169" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">In the <emph>Available Databases</emph> list, select the replacement database table.</paragraph> 85</listitem> 86<listitem> 87<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3151273" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Click <emph>Define</emph>.</paragraph> 88</listitem> 89</list> 90</body> 91</helpdocument> 92