U.M. (Mac OS)

Working with information in records 4-5
Keep these points in mind:
1 You can add a vertical scroll bar to a field. A scroll bar lets you see
all the field’s contents without changing the field’s boundaries. See
“Adding scroll bars to fields” on page 3-71.
1 In a date field, if you don’t type a year, FileMaker Pro enters the
current year for you.
1 There are many other ways of entering data in a field, like inserting,
or copying it from another source, using a lookup, or having
FileMaker Pro automatically enter the data each time you create a
record. See the appropriate sections in this chapter; chapter 8,
“Importing and exporting data;” “Choosing data entry options” on
page 2-6; and “Looking up and displaying data from other files” on
page 10-1.
Type in a time field Type the time as hours and minutes or as hours,
minutes, and seconds in the format used when the file
was created or the current system format for time (if Use
System Formats is set), separated by a nonnumeric
character like : (colon). Use 24- or 12-hour format, with
or without AM or PM. (AM is assumed for a time less
than 12:00.) You can type a negative 24-hour time (like
–08:40:00).
For information about system formats, see appendix B,
“Working with international files.”
Insert a tab character in a field Press Option-Tab.
Add data to a container field See “Working with container fields” on page 4-6.
Delete a character Place the insertion point to the right of the character,
and then press Delete. Or place the insertion point to the
left of the character, and then press Del.
Edit data quickly, using commands
in a pop-up menu
See “Editing objects and data quickly using the context
menu” on page 3-42.
Replace text Select the text, and then type the replacement. Click
twice to select a word, three times to select a line, four
times to select a paragraph, and five times to select the
entire field contents.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E entering data
To Select the field, and then