U.M. (Mac OS)
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
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- 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
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- 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
- Index
Index I-15
Tables. See Files
Tabs
alignment 3-86
attributes 3-86
decimal 3-86
setting 3-85
Tab-Separated Text format 8-3
TCP/IP network protocol 9-2
TCP/IP port 11-11, 11-23
Technical support. See Customer
support
Templates
creating files 1-9
described 1-9
displaying 9-2
suppress New Database dialog
box 1-10
Web 11-26, 11-28
Text
See also Fields
adding 3-79, 3-80
alignment 3-88
attributes 3-60, 3-90, 8-4
on the Web 3-61
baselines 3-73
boundaries, showing/hiding 3-43
color 3-88
cutting 3-82
deleting 3-82
fields 2-5
finding 4-23
formatting 3-60, 3-88
line spacing 3-88
objects
viewing on the Web 3-3
objects, described 3-79
operators 2-19
paragraphs 3-84
pasting 3-82
removing 3-82
replacing 3-82, 4-5
rotating 3-49
selecting 3-82
sizes 3-88
speaking 5-11
styles 3-88
tool 3-80
typing values in fields 4-4
using drag and drop 9-2
Text fields. See Text
Text functions C-3
Text ruler
changing text attributes 3-85
described 3-40
formatting paragraphs 3-84
setting tabs 3-85
setting units 3-41
showing/hiding 3-41
Text tool 3-80
Time
See also Time fields
current 4-11
finding 4-24
formatting 3-65
functions C-6
invalid 4-20
Time fields
See also Fields; Time
described 2-5
entering data 4-5
international formats 4-5
typing values in 4-5
Title headers and footers
cover page 3-29
described 3-25
Today’s date, finding 4-24
Toolbars. See Tools
Tools
described 3-4
locking 3-38
switching between 3-38
text 3-81
tools palette
line tool 3-53
oval tool 3-53
pointer 3-39
rectangle tool 3-53
rounded rectangle tool 3-53
text tool 3-80
working with 3-38
Total for summary fields 2-23
Totals. See Summaries
Trailing summaries 3-30
Transactions, Web 11-10
Trigger fields. See Match fields
Trigonometric functions C-13
True. See also Boolean
expressions 3-62
T-square
adjusting 3-41
described 3-40
showing/hiding 3-41
Typing in fields 4-4
U
Unauthorized users. See Access
privileges
Ungrouping objects 3-47
Unstored results 2-20
Updating files. See Converting
Updating lookup values 10-14
Updating records. See Importing
URLs, opening 4-17, 5-11, 11-23
User dictionaries. See Dictionaries
User names
current
pasting into fields 4-11
scripts 4-12
examples 5-33
setting 9-2
Using data from other files. See
Exchanging files
V
Validating fields 2-7
Value lists
See also Checkboxes; Pop-up lists;
Pop-up menus; Radio buttons
access privileges 7-13
copying 3-76
custom sorting by 4-30
defining 3-75
deleting 3-76
described 3-75
Edit items 3-78
edit items 4-9
editing 4-9
naming 3-75
options 3-76
other items 4-9
separating line 3-76
showing/hiding 4-9
Values
copying 4-12
displaying 3-75
finding duplicates 4-20
finding exact 4-20, 4-21
inserting indexed 4-10
looking up automatically 10-3