User manual

26 | Using databases
Closing windows and files
You can close FileMaker Pro windows and files as you would in most
Windows and Mac OS applications.
To close a window, do one of the following:
1 Windows: Double-click the document icon in the upper left corner of the
document window.
1 Windows: Click the close box in the upper right corner of the document
window.
1 Mac OS: Click the red close button in the upper left corner of the document
window.
1 Choose File menu > Close.
To close a file, use the procedures above to close all the open windows for a file.
Note Even if you close a file, it may remain open as a hidden file if the window of
any other file is displaying data from that file. (For example, another window may
be displaying related data from the file you attempted to close.) FileMaker Pro will
close the file when you close all the dependent windows.
Saving files
By default, FileMaker Pro automatically saves changes to your data as you
work, so there is no Save command. If you want more control over when record
data is saved, you can clear the Save record changes automatically option
individually for each layout. For more information, see FileMaker
Pro Help.
You can save a copy of your file as a backup or save a clone of your file with
no data. To save a copy of your file in a non-FileMaker format, see
“Saving and
sending data in other formats” on page 163.
Some minor changes to files are not always saved with the file. For details, see
the next section, “When FileMaker Pro saves a file.”
Important Always save a copy of a file before you make extensive changes. You
can’t restore data after you delete a field from the Manage Database dialog box or
remove records using the Delete Record or Delete All commands.
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