U.M. (Windows)

Working with information in records 4-11
Working with the index
When you have field values indexed (by selecting storage options in the
Entry Options dialog box), FileMaker Pro indexes the values in each
text, number, date, time, and calculation field. You can view the values
in a field’s index, and insert them into the field to prevent typing
duplicate values incorrectly. (To index fields, see “Indexing fields” on
page 2-11.)
Note Inserting values from the index is useful in Find mode. In Browse
mode, prevent errors by creating a value list and inserting values from
the list into the currently selected field instead of pasting values from the
index. (See “Defining value lists” on page 3-74.)
1. Select the field to hold a value from the index.
To replace the current field value, select the data to replace. To select
the entire contents of the field, choose Select All from the Edit menu.
2. Choose Paste Special from the Edit menu, and then choose From Index.
3. In the View Index dialog box, to view each word instead of each
value, select Show individual words.
4. Double-click a value to paste.
Note In a text field, the first 60 characters of the text are pasted.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E index
Indexed values in a field
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