User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Defining database fields
- Using supplemental fields
- Setting options for fields
- Defining database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Chapter 8 Security measures
- Index
102 | Creating databases
About layout types
The following sections describe each of the layouts that you can create with the
New Layout/Report assistant.
Standard form
A Standard Form layout is a good choice for data entry or onscreen browsing.
It contains the fields you select, each on a separate line, in the order you
specify, with field labels to the left of the fields. In Browse mode, you see one
record, or form, at a time (unless you switched from Form View).
Columnar list/report
Use a Columnar List/Report layout when you want to view or print multiple
records in rows (a list of records). You can define many variations of a
Columnar List/Report with the New Layout/Report assistant. You can create a
layout with simple rows and columns of data or a complex report with data
grouped by specified values with subtotals and grand totals.
A Columnar List/Report layout contains the fields you select, in the order you
specify from left to right across the page, with field names as column headings.
Field labels Fields you defined, in
the order they appear
in the Clients table in
the Manage Database
dialog box
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