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56 Chapter 5 Using Form View
Forms can also display records from other libraries or collections in related data fields.
For example, you can display a list of people who are attending an event on a form in
the iCal Event library. See
”Creating Related Data Fields” on page 85.
Viewing a Form and a Table at the Same Time
You can view a selected record in form view and table view at the same time. Select
the record, then choose View > Split View.
Creating Records in Form View
You can create records in either form view or table view. For table view instructions,
see
”Creating Records in Table View” on page 66.
To create a record for a library or collection:
1 Select the library or collection you want to add a record to.
2 Click a form name in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form
Name.
3 Choose Records > New Record or press Command-N.
4 Type data in the fields.
5 Press Tab to move to the next field in the same record. Press Shift-Tab to move
to the previous field in the same record.
Tip To quickly create a record, Control-click in a blank area on the form and choose
New Record from the pop-up menu.
Editing Records in Form View
To edit a record:
1 Select the library or collection that contains the record you want to edit.
2 Navigate to the desired record.
Press Tab or Shift-Tab to move from field to field.
3 Click a form name in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form
Name.
4 Click the field you want to change, modify the data, then click outside the
field or press Tab to save the change.