create the Stocks table

The Stocks table will be used to record dividends and interest for your stocks and mutual funds. The table below shows the fields we'll create for the Stocks.

Field Name	Type	Auto-Enter	Validation	Storage
Identifier	Text			Indexed (minimal)
Dividend Date	Date	Creation Date
Last Modified	Date	Modification Date; Prohibit modification
Dividend	Number		Numeric only; Always validate
Interest	Number		Numeric only; Always validate

With Investment Minder open, choose File > Define > Database. The Define Database dialog box appears.

Click the Tables tab at the top of the dialog box. Enter Stocks in the Table Name text box, and then click Create.

Click the Fields tab. Ensure that Stocks is the current table, define the fields listed in the table above, set the field options, and click OK.

In Layout mode, select the Stocks layout from the layouts pop-up menu at the top of the status area. We'll modify this default layout to make it look like the Savings layout.