... Utilizing Properties for Tables and Columns Tables and columns, like other objects in your database, have properties that allow you to control the data that is going into your tables. For example, ... you can see the properties for the first column, called CustomerID. The extent to which you use the properties depends on what your needs are. At the table level, you also have properties that ... Address, Phone, and so on. These would be fields, or columns, within each row. In a database, you will also have objects that allow you to query information within tables and update information....