User manual

40 | Using databases
Finding records
To find records, work in Find mode. You type criteria (the value or values to
find) into fields in a find request, which looks like a blank record. When you
perform a find, FileMaker Pro searches through all the records in a table,
comparing the criteria you specify with the data in the table. Records with data
matching the criteria become the found set, which is the subset of records being
browsed. Records that don’t match are omitted. You can constrain (narrow) or
extend (broaden) the found set.
You can work with just the records in the found set. For example, you can view,
edit, calculate summaries for, sort, print, delete, export, or replace data in these
records. You can also open a new window in order to perform different find
requests on the same data.
You can’t perform a find in summary fields, container fields, or fields defined
with the global storage option.
Enter the current date and
time in a timestamp field
Choose Insert menu > Current Time.
Select the date using the drop-down calendar, if available.
Insert a tab character in a
field
Click where you want to insert the tab. Press Ctrl+Tab
(Windows) or Option-Tab (Mac
OS).
Delete data from a field Select the data, then press Backspace or Delete.
Add data to a
container field
For information, see Help.
Insert a file in a container
field
For information, see Help.
Add data to value lists
(fields formatted as radio
or option buttons,
checkboxes, lists, or
menus)
For information, see “Setting up checkbox sets and other
controls on a layout” on page 118.
Edit, format, or check the
spelling of text in a field
or edit dictionaries
For information, see Help.
To Click in the field in Browse mode, then
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