U.M. (Mac OS)

I-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Designing databases
planning 2-1
relational 10-15
Detail databases. See Related files
Detail tables. See Related files
Dialing phone numbers
procedures 9-4
script steps 5-11
Dictionaries
See also Spelling
adding words 1-14, 1-18
changing words 1-18
deleting words 1-18
described 1-13
editing 1-17
installing 1-16
main 1-13
options 1-17
selecting 1-16
user
adding words 1-14
described 1-13
exporting 1-18
importing 1-18
installing 1-16
DIF format 8-3
Display formats 3-60
Displays. See Layouts
Document preferences 9-7
Documentation
overview XVII
using with Help XI
Double arrow icon 7-6
Drag and drop
described 4-13
disabling 4-14
enabling for text 9-2
multiple objects 4-14
requirements 4-13
text 9-2
Dragging information 4-13
Duplicate records, finding with
scripts 5-34
Duplicating. See Copying
E
Edit items 3-78, 4-9
Editing
See also Changing
find requests 4-26
objects quickly 3-42
value lists 4-9
Edition File format 8-3
Edition Manager 8-3
Elements. See Objects
Email, sending 5-11
Embedded groups 3-47
Empty fields 4-20
Enabling plug-ins 9-7
Encryption. See Access privileges
Entering data
automatically 2-7
typing in fields 4-4
Entry options
always selected 3-68
changing 2-25
tab order 3-69
Envelope layout
See also Layouts
described 3-18
headers 3-20
using 3-18
Error messages, displaying in
scripts 5-5
Errors, finding 4-19
Excel format 8-3
Exchanging files
See also Exporting; Files;
Importing
Apple events 5-23, 5-37
AppleScript commands 5-37
cross-platform considerations 8-2
exporting 8-1, 8-9
importing 8-1, 8-4
lookups 10-1, 10-3
relational databases 10-1
remote data 8-10
sharing files 7-1
with other applications 8-1
Exchanging information. See
Exchanging files
Exporting
See also Exchanging files
access privileges for 7-13
described 8-1, 8-9
dictionaries 1-18
field order 8-10
file formats 8-3
formatting 8-11
grand summaries 8-13
opening exported files 8-9
related records 10-32
repeating fields 8-14
requirements 8-4
shared files 8-2
summary fields 8-10, 8-12
versus copying and pasting 8-2
Expressions
Boolean 2-17
described 2-15
Extended columnar layout
See also Layouts
described 3-9
printing 6-10
setting number of columns 3-20
External files. See Exchanging files;
Exporting
External functions C-19
External scripts 5-3
F
False. See also Boolean
expressions 3-62
Field definitions
changing 2-25
described 1-4
duplicating 2-25
importing 8-2
printing 6-1, 6-12
related fields 10-30
reordering 2-25
Field labels, layout 3-56
Field references in formulas 2-16
Field rights. See Access privileges
Field types
changing 2-25
described 2-5
Field values
described 1-4
replacing 4-14