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Chapter 3 | Designing and creating solutions 51
3. In the Options for Field dialog box, click a tab.
To Click
Automatically enter a default value into a field
for each record
Auto-Enter
Define field validation options to ensure that
data is entered into the field correctly.
FileMaker
Pro displays a message if you
enter data incorrectly
Validation
Important To avoid confusion when using dates in
FileMaker Pro, set date field validation options to make sure
dates are always entered with four-digit years.
Set options for indexing fields and for storing
the results of calculations, and set data
storage options for container fields
Storage
See “About indexing and storage options” on page 52 and
“Creating calculation fields” on page 48.
Set options for Furigana fields Furigana
Select options for
entering default
data in the field
Click Auto-Enter
Auto-Enter options for fields
Select validation
options for the field
Click Validation
Validation options for fields