U.M. (Windows)

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 3-70.
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 Ctrl-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 Backspace. Or place the insertion point to the left
of the character, and then press Delete.
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 Help menu, and then type:
E entering data
To Select the field, and then
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