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Adding and viewing data
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Notes
• If the source application displays dates, times, and numbers as text (the way FileMaker Pro
does), you can also drag and drop them into a number, date, or time field.
• When you select a rotated field in Browse mode, the field is temporarily displayed unrotated
while the field is selected. See
Rotating objects.
• In Browse mode or Find mode, dragging text to a field other than a text field overwrites the
existing data.
• You can't drop text into a record or field that is being edited by someone else or that you
don’t have access privileges to edit.
• You don't have to select a field before you drop data into it.
• If validation options are set for the field, data is validated as follows:
• If the field isn't selected before you drop the data, the data is validated immediately after
you drop it.
• If the field is selected before you drop the data, data is validated when you deselect the
field.
For more information on field validation, see Defining field validation.
• Windows: You can move text from FileMaker Pro to some applications by selecting and
dragging the text, then dropping it into the other application.
• You can drag a file from Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (OS X) into an
interactive container. See Working with content in interactive containers.
Related topics
Setting general preferences
Using data in container fields
Exporting the contents of a field
You can export the contents of a field to a file. The content of most field types is saved to a text file.
Content in container fields is saved with a file type that matches the content type.
To Do this
Copy text from one field to another field Select the text, drag it, then drop it into the new
location.
Copy data from one container field or layout to
another container field or layout
Select the contents of the container field or the
layout object, drag it, then drop it into the new
location.
Move text to another location in the same field (in
Browse mode or Find mode)
Select the text, drag it, then drop it into the new
location.
Copy text to another location in the same field Press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (OS X), select and
drag the text, then drop it into the new location.
Copy text between FileMaker Pro and another
application
Select the text, drag it, then drop it into the new
location.