U.M. (Windows)

4-12 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Inserting the current date, time, or user name
You can insert the current date, time, or user name into a field in Browse
mode or into fields in a find request. Insert the current date into a date,
number, or text field. Insert the current time into a time, number, or text
field. Insert the current user name into a text or number field.
1. Select the field to insert information into.
2. Choose Paste Special from the Edit menu, and then choose Current
Date, Current Time, or Current User Name.
Keep these points in mind:
1 After you insert the current date or time into a field, that value doesn’t
change. To display the current date or time, place a date or time symbol
on the layout. See “Displaying special information” on page 3-81.
1 You can use a script to insert information into a find request (for
example, have a script enter the current user name to find all records
specific to the current user). For more information, see “Displaying
customized layouts” on page 5-25.
Copying and moving values and records
You can copy values from any field type, including fields that are
formatted as radio buttons (option buttons), checkboxes, pop-up lists
(drop-down lists), and pop-up menus.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E entering data
To Do this
Copy or move a value from
one field to another
Select the field contents and choose Copy or Cut from the Edit
menu. Select the field to hold the data, and then choose Paste
from the Edit menu.
Copy or move a value from a
field in one record to a field
in another
Select the field contents and choose Copy or Cut from the Edit
menu. Display the other record (see “Moving through
records” on page 4-18). Select the field to hold the data, and
then choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Copy a value from the last
record you modified
Select the field to hold the data. Choose Paste Special from the
Edit menu, and then choose From Last Record.
Copy values in a record to
another application, like
word processing
With no field selected, choose Copy from the Edit menu. In the
other application, paste the record that’s in the Clipboard.
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