User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using FileMaker Pro
- About fields and records
- Opening and closing files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing files
- Backing up files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Designing and creating solutions
- Planning a solution
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with layout themes
- Working with layout object, part, and background styles
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with layout parts
- Creating and editing charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing solutions on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting files
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Using FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Index
Chapter 7 | Using FileMaker Pro Advanced 131
About custom menus
You can customize menus by:
1 editing a copy of a standard FileMaker menu. Use this method to make minor changes to
existing menus—for example, to modify the properties of a few menu items.
1 starting with an empty menu. Use this method to make significant changes to menus—for
example, to add menus and change menu item properties.
About custom menu items
After you create a menu, you can create menu items. You can also create or edit menu items that
are copies of the Standard FileMaker menus. Menu items can be commands, submenus, or
separators. You can create a menu item that is based on a standard FileMaker command or you
can create a menu item that initially does not have an assigned command.
When you base a menu item on a FileMaker command, the menu item inherits all the properties
of that command. You can override properties (menu item name, keyboard shortcut, or action) to
customize the menu item.
When you create a menu item that does not have an assigned command, an <unknown> menu
item appears in the Menu Items list in the Edit Custom Menu dialog box. You can then customize
this menu item’s properties.
Menu
Menu bar
Menu set for this layout
Menu item
Separator
Submenu
Menu display title
Custom menu terminology