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Adding and viewing data
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Notes
• Some views may not be available for each layout. If you have layout design privileges, you
can select the views that are available.
• For layouts that contain panel controls, in Form or List View, click the panel control to bring
the associated panel to the front for viewing. Table View displays all fields from each panel.
• Subsummary parts appear in Table View and List View when sorted by break fields, and
update dynamically when you change data in the file.
• To display field borders and field fill on only the current record in List View, see Showing
field borders and fill for the current record.
• Popover buttons appear in Form View and List View. Clicking a popover button in List View
displays the popover for that record only. Popovers do not appear in Table View unless they
are in the header or footer part.
Related topics
Working with data in Table View
Creating a layout
Protecting databases
About FileMaker Pro modes
Selecting the current record
In Browse mode, a database has one active record at a time for each open window. For more
information on multiple windows, see Opening multiple windows per file.
To select a record in Form View:
• In Form View, the record you’re displaying is the current record. To select another record to
make it the current record, see
Moving through records.
To select a record in List View:
• In List View, the current record has a different fill from the other records. To select another
record and make it the current record, click that record or use controls in the
status toolbar
(see Moving through records).
For information on changing the current record’s appearance, see Specifying the display state
for an object. The current record can also be indicated by a solid vertical bar along the left side
(see Setting up form, list, and table views for a layout).
To view records Do this in Browse mode, Find mode, or Preview mode
Individually
Click Form View in the layout bar.
In a list
Click List View .
In a spreadsheet-
like table
Click Table View .
Each row displays a record, and each column displays a field.