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FileMaker Pro basics
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3. When you are finished, click Close (Windows) or Done (OS X).
Notes
• Windows only: You can also customize the status toolbar by using the Toolbar Options
menu. Click the down arrow on the right side of the status toolbar, choose Add or Remove
Buttons
> Customize, then continue with step 2.
• You can customize the status toolbar for each mode. For example, if you customize the
status toolbar in Browse mode, it does not affect the status toolbar in other modes.
• Changes to the status toolbar are application-wide. For example, if you customize the status
toolbar in one window in Browse mode, it affects all windows in Browse mode.
• Buttons in the layout bar cannot be customized.
Using shortcut menus
You can quickly edit an object or data by choosing commands directly from a shortcut menu, also
called a “context menu” or “contextual menu.”
To display a shortcut menu:
Right-click or Control-click an object or an area to see a list of commands.
To Do this
Add a button • Windows: In the Commands tab, select Customizable or
Standard from the Categories list, then drag the desired
button from the Commands list to the status toolbar.
• OS X: Drag it from the dialog box to the status toolbar.
Remove a button Drag it from the status toolbar to the dialog box.
Rearrange buttons Drag them to the desired locations in the status toolbar.
Restore the default set of
buttons
• Windows: In the Toolbars tab, select Status Toolbar, then
click Reset.
• OS X: Drag the default set from the dialog box to the status
toolbar.
Display only icons or text
(OS
X)
Choose an option from the Show pop-up menu.
Make the toolbar icons
smaller (OS
X)
Select Use small size.
Insert a vertical separator
between buttons (OS
X)
Drag the Separator icon to the desired location in the status toolbar.
Insert a fixed amount of
space between buttons
(OS
X)
Drag the Space icon to the desired location in the status toolbar.
Insert a flexible amount
of space between
buttons, which adjusts
depending on the
window size (OS
X)
Drag the Flexible Space icon to the desired location in the status
toolbar.