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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Registering and Deleting a Database</title>
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38</bookmark><comment>mw deleted "removing;...". New entry "lists;" from shared/optionen/01160200.xhp</comment><paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN105A3" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="CHG"><variable id="data_register"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_register.xhp">Registering and Deleting a Database</link>
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40<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN105C1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Data from any <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/dabadoc.xhp">database file</link> can be registered to %PRODUCTNAME. To register means to tell %PRODUCTNAME where the data is located, how it is organized, how to get that data, and more. Once the database is registered, you can use the menu command <emph>View - Data source</emph> to access the data records from your text documents and spreadsheets.</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN105C8" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">To register an existing database file:</paragraph>
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44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN105CF" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01160200.xhp">%PRODUCTNAME Base - Databases</link>.</paragraph>
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47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN105E1" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">Click <emph>New</emph> and select the database file.<comment>i60224</comment></paragraph>
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50<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN10700" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">To remove a registered database from %PRODUCTNAME</paragraph>
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53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10707" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - <link href="text/shared/optionen/01160200.xhp">%PRODUCTNAME Base - Databases</link>.</paragraph>
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56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10719" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Select the database file and click <emph>Delete</emph>.</paragraph>
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