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
7-8 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Closing shared files
If you’re a host, you can close the files you’re hosting. If you’re a guest,
you can close your connections to shared files.
Important Leave FileMaker Pro by choosing Quit from the File menu. If
you turn off your computer without quitting the program, you can
damage open files and lose your changes.
1. Choose Close or Quit from the File menu.
2. If you’re a host and guests are connected, click Ask in the Ask
dialog box.
Note You see this dialog box whenever you perform a task that
requires all guests to close their connections to the file. See “Working
with shared files” on page 7-6.
Guests see a message asking them to close the file. If guests click
Close Now, FileMaker Pro closes the file. If the guests don’t respond
to the message and the file can be closed safely, FileMaker Pro closes
it in 30 seconds.
To Do this
Close a shared file Choose Close.
Quit FileMaker Pro Choose Quit.
Guests currently
using the file