U.M. (Windows)

Table Of Contents
FileMaker Pro basics 1-13
Leaving FileMaker Pro
When you’re finished working in FileMaker Pro, choose Exit from the
File menu.
Important Always exit FileMaker Pro before you turn off your computer.
Checking your spelling
You can use the installed spelling dictionaries to check the spelling in a
file, all at once or as you type. FileMaker Pro compares your text with
its main dictionary (which contains almost 100,000 words) and a user
dictionary, in which you can store up to 32,000 unique terms. Each file
can have its own user dictionary. This is useful when, for example, you
have files that contain unique terms (like medical or legal terms).
You can check the spelling of a selected word or passage, all words in
the current record or layout, or all words in the records most recently
found (the current found set) or browsed in Browse mode.
When FileMaker Pro finds a word it doesn’t recognize, you can correct
it, skip it, or add it to your user dictionary.
Note Before you begin, be sure the dictionaries currently selected are the ones
you want to use. See “Working with spelling dictionaries” on page 1-15.
Checking your spelling in a file
1. Display the layout or record, find the set of records, or select the text
to check.
2. Choose Spelling from the Edit menu, and then:
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E closing database files
To check the spelling of Choose
A selected word or passage Check Selection
Text in the current record Check Record
Field names and text on the current layout (you must be in Layout mode) Check Layout
The set of records most recently found or browsed Check All
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