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FileMaker Pro basics
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Opening multiple windows per file
You can open more than one window per file. This allows you to view the same layout in separate
windows, or to simultaneously view different layouts in the same file. You can perform sort
operations and find operations independently in the different windows.
To open an additional window:
Choose Window menu > New Window.
The window displays the same layout, sort order, and found set as the previously active window. To
view a different layout in the new window, choose a layout from the Layout pop-up menu. For
information on sorting and finding records, see Finding, sorting, and replacing data.
The following table describes the behavior of some FileMaker Pro actions when there are multiple
windows open.
Action Behavior when there are multiple windows open
Editing data Changes made to fields in Browse mode are reflected in other windows
when you commit the record. For more information, see
Committing data
in records.
Creating a new record In other windows that display records from the same table, the new
record may or may not initially appear:
• In each window that is displaying a found set of records, the new
record is added as an omitted record and is not immediately visible,
even if the new record matches the layout’s find criteria.
• In each window that is displaying all records, the new record is added
as a visible record. However, the active record in each window does
not change to display the new record.
Deleting a record The record is removed in other windows that display records from the
same table, regardless of whether the windows are displaying a found set
or not.
Finding and sorting records You can find and sort the same records differently in each window.
Note When you switch within a window between layouts that display
records from the same table, FileMaker
Pro maintains the same found
set. (For a particular window, every layout that displays records from the
same table shares the same found set.)
Closing and reopening files When you close a file, FileMaker retains the state of the last-used
window. When you reopen the file, it opens a single window in that
retained state. The information retained for a window includes:
• the current layout, window size, and position
• the current record
• the current found set and sort order
• the found sets for any other tables viewed with the window
Note FileMaker Pro only retains the window state for locally opened
files. It does not retain the window state when a shared file opened by a
client is closed.