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Finding, sorting, and replacing data
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• You can see the last several find requests you have performed in a Recent Finds list.
To access a list of recent finds:
1. Do one of the following:
• In Find mode, click Saved Finds.
• In Browse mode, click the down arrow next to Find (Windows), or click and hold Find
(OS
X).
2. Choose a find request from the Recent Finds list.
Notes
• You can do one or more of the following during or after performing a find request:
• Finds on unindexed fields (for example, calculation fields referencing related fields) can take
longer than finds on indexed fields. See Defining field indexing options.
• If a field’s values are indexed, you can use the index to enter values in find requests. See
Using a field index.
• You can’t enter search criteria in container fields, summary fields, global fields, or web
viewers.
• To find data in container fields, create a text or number field that describes or identifies the
contents of the container field. Then perform a find on that field. See
Using data in container
fields.
To Do this
Cancel a find operation before it is finished and
leave the previous found set unchanged
Press Esc (Windows) or Command-period
(OS
X).
Change or refine a find after performing it See Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find.
Narrow an existing found set See Constraining (narrowing) a found set.
Broaden an existing found set See Extending (broadening) a found set.
Show all records • In Browse mode, click Show All, or choose
Records menu > Show All Records.
• In Find mode, choose Requests menu >
Show All Records.
Note You do not need to choose Show All
Records before performing finds. FileMaker
Pro
always searches all records in the tables you
specify unless you have narrowed the existing
found set.
Open another window to perform a different find
request on the same data
See Opening multiple windows per file.
Save a find request See Saving a find request.
Access a saved find request See Managing saved find requests.
Save and send a snapshot link of the found set of
records
See Saving and sending records as a snapshot
link.