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2. Drag an object from one application to the other.
You see an outline of the object you’re dragging while you hold the
mouse button down. If the other application can accept the object, the
destination area (for example, a field) is highlighted.
Keep these points in mind:
1 To disable drag and drop for text in fields, deselect Enable drag and
drop text selection in the General area of the Preferences dialog box.
See “Setting general application preferences” on page 9-2.
1 You can’t use drag and drop with more than one object at a time into
FileMaker Pro.
Replacing field values
You can replace the contents of a field in all or some records with a
different value (for example, replace the value Production Artist with
Production Specialist), a new series of serial numbers (when, for
example, records have become disordered), or an expression. You can
also modify a field’s existing values by using an expression that includes
the field (for example, change the value Gross Pay to the expression
Gross Pay + 1000).
Before you begin, keep these points in mind:
1 You can’t replace calculation, summary, or global fields.
1 You can’t reserialize calculation, summary, global, or container
fields.
1 You may want to sort records before you reserialize them. For
example, sort suppliers by how frequently you use them, and then
reserialize the records. (See “Finding information” on page 4-19,
“Omitting records” on page 4-26, and “Sorting records” on page
4-30.)
1 To replace data in fields in only a few records, go to each record and
change the value by selecting the contents of the field and then typing
the information you want.
Important You can’t undo replacing field values. Before you begin,
consider making a copy of the file.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E drag and drop