
		 A field is the same thing as a column of data in the table.  If your table describes vendors using their names, addresses, and phone numbers, then zip code might be one field, and area code would probably be another.  

Fields can be of different data types; they can be numbers, strings (characters) or dates.  You can't always use the same comparison operators on all data types.  

Each field has a name as well as a datatype.  The names are shown below, and the datatype is displayed in the specification area to the left when you select a field as the Current Field.  

To select a field as the Current Field just click on its name in the data area.
	
