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To specify formats for timestamp fields:
1. In Layout mode, select one or more timestamp fields.
For more information, see Selecting objects.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.
3. To format the date component, in the Data Formatting area, click Date , and then select
the formatting options you want.
See Specifying formats for date fields.
4. To format the time component (except the seconds portion), in the Data Formatting area,
click Time
and select the formatting options you want.
See Specifying formats for time fields.
5. To format the seconds and fractional seconds component, in the Data Formatting area, click
Number
, then select the formatting options you want.
In the Number area, only two options affect the display of the seconds component: Fixed
number of decimals and Separators. The remaining options have no effect. See
Specifying
formats for fields containing numbers.
Notes
• You must specify formats for both date and time components before any formatting will be
applied. If you select As entered for either Date or Time, the data in the timestamp field
appears the way it is entered.
• To format timestamps based on the current system formats when the file is opened, select
Short System Date (for example, 11/11/2014) or Long System Date (for example,
Tuesday, November 11, 2014) and Short System Time (for example, 8:23 AM) or Long
System Time (for example, 8:23:54 AM).
• For more information about defining timestamp fields, see About timestamp fields.
Specifying formats for container fields
You can control how FileMaker Pro displays content in container fields.
Container fields store and display pictures, QuickTime files, sounds, movies, and files of any type.
(For more information, see
Using data in container fields.) By default, container fields display:
• Pictures as images
• Sounds as a sound icon ( )
• Files of any type as the file icon and filename
When you format a container field, you can set scaling and alignment options for images. The
formatting options you choose affect the display in FileMaker
Pro only, and do not affect the original
data.
Time (excluding the seconds portion) Time area of the Inspector
Seconds (including any fractional seconds) Number area of the Inspector
Timestamp field component Format using