U.M. (Windows)
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
- 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
- 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
- Appendix D: Linking and embedding objects
- Index
9-6 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Setting modem preferences
For information about the settings you should use, see the
documentation that came with your modem.
Setting dialing preferences
You can store a phone number in your database and set FileMaker Pro
dialing preferences to dial it in different ways.
Note FileMaker Pro uses these preferences when you select the Use
Dialing Preferences option in the Dial Phone script step.
For Do this
Setup Type the command (all uppercase or all lowercase) to initialize your modem.
Prefix Type the command (all uppercase or all lowercase) for starting a call.
Hang up Type the command (all uppercase or all lowercase) for disconnecting a call.
Port Choose a port from the drop-down list. If you choose Speaker, you don’t have
to set the other modem preferences.
Speed Choose a baud rate (the speed for transmitting data between your computer
and the modem) from the drop-down list.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E modem preferences
Options are preset to standard
Hayes-compatible settings
AT is an attention command for
Hayes-compatible modems—for
example, +++ ATH instructs the
modem to hang up
Click to restore preset
modem preferences
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