U.M. (Mac OS)

Chapter 4: Working with information in records
After you create a database and define fields, you can enter and work with data
in the file. This chapter explains how to:
1 add and edit data in a database
1 view records in a database
1 find groups of records to work with
1 delete records
1 sort records
For information on adding, editing, viewing, searching for, deleting, and
sorting records on the Web, see chapter 11, “Publishing files on the Web.”
Important Before you read this chapter, be sure you know how to use
FileMaker Pro Help, as explained in the preface, “Getting help.”
Working in Browse mode
When you finish defining fields for a new file, FileMaker Pro moves to
Browse mode, where you enter data into the file. (You also work in Browse
mode after you open a file or when you choose Browse from the Mode menu.)
In Browse mode you work with the contents of a file rather than the
appearance and layout.
When you work with a new database in Browse mode, you start with a
Standard layout. You can modify this layout and create additional layouts in
Layout mode (see chapter 3, “Laying out and arranging information”). If the
database you’re using has several layouts, you can choose a different layout
from the layout pop-up menu at the top of the status area.
In Browse mode, you also view, change, find, omit, sort, copy, and delete
records.
You can work with all the records in a file or a group of records, in sorted order
or the order in which you added them to the file. When you choose a group of
records to browse, you temporarily separate those records from the others in
the file so you can work with them.