You are reviewing a table you created in an Access database. As you review the table, you notice a column of cells that are supposed to contain sales figures have pound signs through them (#######). What is the cause of these pound signs?
A) The pound signs are present because the value of the fields are null.
B) The pound signs serve as a warning that the data in the cells cannot totaled.
C) The pound signs are present because the column is not wide enough to display the data.
D) The pound signs are present because the currency format used on the cells is incorrect.

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The pound signs (#######) appear because the column width is not sufficient to display the entire number or data. This is a common visual indicator in many database and spreadsheet applications, including Access, to alert the user that the column needs to be widened to view the content fully.

You Are Reviewing a Table You Created in an Access