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
Linking and embedding objects D-13
Keep these points in mind:
1 For more information about sharing files on a network, see chapter 7,
“Networking and access privileges.”
1 To edit a link, you must be able to open the application that created
the object, or an application that can convert it. (See the previous
section.)
1 You can open a FileMaker Pro file with links as a guest. If you have
access privileges for the file, you can open the source file by
activating the link.
1 Two users can’t open the same link at the same time from within
FileMaker Pro. However, they can access a file that contains a linked
object externally (through a link in another record or by directly
opening the source file).
A Mac OS-based computer is the host
and a computer running Windows is
the guest.
On a computer running Windows, you can embed,
link, and edit objects. On a Mac OS-based computer,
you view the objects as graphics
Mac OS-based computers are host
and guest.
When you use FileMaker Pro to open a database that
has OLE objects, you view the objects as graphics
Computers running Windows are host
and guest.
Host and guests can embed, link, and edit objects
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
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With this configuration You can do this
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