# Creating or Viewing Tables

You can create or view a table by:

1. Navigate to **Data Workbench** > **Databases**.
2. Select the database for which you want to add or view tables.
3. Select **New Table**.
4. Type a name for the table and optionally type a description.
The name must consist only of lower case letters, numbers, and _.
5. Select **Create**.
6. Under Schema, select Add Column.
7. Type or select values for the fields.
8. Optionally, add more columns.
9. Optionally, to delete a column from your table, select **Edit Schema** and select the **x** to the far right of the page.
10. Optionally, select **… > Table Settings**.


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1. Optionally, make selections on **Edit Settings**.


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1. Optionally, select **Confirm**.
2. Select **Save** when your schema modification is complete.
3. Select Save when you are done defining columns.


### TD Toolbelt Example

The table:create command creates a table named test_table within the database test_db.


```bash
$ td table:create test_db test_table
```

The tables command lists the tables and the number of records in each table for a given database.


```bash
td tables test_db
```

Use the tables command without specifying a database name to list all the databases and tables that you have created. For example:


```bash
$ td tables
```