U.M. (Mac OS)
Table Of Contents
- Preface: Getting help
- Chapter 1: FileMakerPro basics
- Chapter 2: Creating a database file
- Chapter 3: Laying out and arranging information
- Understanding layouts
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- Working with predefined layout types
- Arranging records in columns
- Managing layouts
- Working with layout parts
- Changing layout parts
- Working with all object types
- Working with graphic objects
- Working with fields in a layout
- Adding fields to a layout
- Adding merge fields
- Deleting a field from a layout
- Defining display formats for fields
- Determining data entry in fields
- Setting the tab order for data entry
- Adding scroll bars to fields
- Formatting repeating fields
- Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
- Defining value lists
- Formatting fields with value lists
- Working with text
- Chapter 4: Working with information in records
- Working in Browse mode
- Adding data to a file
- Selecting a field for data entry
- Adding and duplicating records
- Entering and changing data in fields
- Working with container fields
- Entering data from a value list
- Viewing and inserting data from another source
- Copying and moving values and records
- Using drag and drop to move information
- Replacing field values
- Working with records
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- Finding information
- Deleting records
- Sorting records
- Chapter 5: Using ScriptMaker and buttons
- Chapter 6: Previewing and printing information
- Chapter 7: Networking and access privileges
- Chapter 8: Importing and exporting data
- Chapter 9: Customizing FileMakerPro
- Chapter 10: Using data from related files
- Chapter 11: Publishing files on the Web
- About the World Wide Web
- About FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Publishing your database on the Web—an overview
- Getting ready to publish your files on the Web
- Setting up FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Configuring FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Setting up Instant Web Publishing
- Database security
- Helping Web users find your database
- Custom Web Publishing
- Appendix A: Recovering damaged files
- Appendix B: Working with international files
- Appendix C: Summary of functions
- Index
XVIII FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Using Find
You can search for specific words in FileMaker Pro Help:
1. Click the Find tab.
2. If you want, choose options from the two pop-up menus. Then type
the word that you’re looking for.
3. Click Search.
4. Click a topic in the scrolling list, then click Display.
Getting additional help
To get context-sensitive help for dialog boxes and menu items, press the
Help key (on an extended keyboard) or press
2-?.
Use Help to get information on these additional tasks:
For information on
Choose FileMaker Help
Index from the or Help
menu, and then type
Printing a Help topic Help, printing
Adding your own notes or instructions to a topic
(annotations)
Help, customizing
Creating bookmarks to quickly access topics you use
often
Help, customizing
Copying all or part of a topic to an application that
supports text, to compile help information you use often
Help, using
Setting Help preferences to customize the way you use
Help
Help, customizing
Choose options from the
pop-up menus if you want
Type the word you
want to find
Select a topic from
the list