The Kexi Handbook
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The Kexi Handbook

Martin A. Ellis

Jaroslaw Staniek

Revision 1.6 (2006-09-07)

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Kexi is the application for creating databases and for data management in the KOffice productivity suite.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Kexi Basics
Kexi Databases
Creating a New Database File
The Kexi Main Window
Main application elements
Opening an existing Kexi database file
Opening a database file in the Open Existing Project dialog
Opening an existing Kexi database file by clicking on .kexi file's icon
Using built-in help
3. Building Simple Databases
Introduction
Designing Database Tables
The Table Designer window
Entering Data Into Tables
Designing Database Queries
Designing Forms
Most important terms
Forms versus tables
Working with form design
Using the Widgets tab
Inserting widgets - text fields
Assigning data sources
Inserting text labels
Actions
Widget layouts
Setting widgets size and position by hand
Setting the tab order
Entering Data Using Forms
4. Configuring Kexi
Window Layout
IDEAl mode
Childframe mode
Docking and Undocking Windows
Docking and undocking side panels
Docking and undocking child windows
5. Command Reference
The File Menu
The Edit Menu
The View Menu
The Insert Menu
The Format Menu
The Data Menu
The Tools Menu
The Window Menu
The Settings Menu
The Help Menu
6. Credits and License
A. Introduction to Databases
What Is a Database?
Database and Spreadsheet
How Is a Database Different From a Spreadsheet?
Database Design
Who Needs a Database?
Database Creation Software
B. Comparing Kexi to other database applications
Data types

List of Tables

B.1. Comparison of data types used in Kexi and other database applications
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