User manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface Learning how to use FileMakerPro
- Chapter 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Chapter 2 Adding and viewing data
- Chapter 3 Finding and sorting information
- Finding records
- Finding text and characters
- Finding exact matches in text fields
- Finding numbers, dates, and times
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicates
- Finding all records except those matching criteria
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Sorting records
- Finding records
- Chapter 4 Previewing and printing information
- Chapter 5 Creating a database
- Chapter 6 Creating and managing layouts and reports
- Chapter 7 Customizing layouts
- Chapter 8 Working with related files
- Chapter 9 Protecting databases with passwords and groups
- Chapter 10 Creating scripts to automate tasks
- About scripts
- Creating scripts: an overview
- About ScriptMaker steps
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Sort, find, and print script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Records script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Changing scripts
- Duplicating, renaming, or deleting scripts
- Importing scripts
- Listing scripts in the Scripts menu
- Using buttons with scripts
- Example of a ScriptMaker script
- Chapter 11 Using formulas and functions
- Chapter 12 Importing and exporting data
- Chapter 13 Sharing databases on a network
- Chapter 14 Publishing databases on the Web
- About publishing databases on the Web
- How users work with databases on the Web
- What you need to publish databasesontheWeb
- Publishing databases on the Web: an overview
- Enabling FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Configuring FileMaker Pro WebCompanion
- Enabling Web Companion sharing
- Setting up browser views
- Testing your published database
- About browser views for web publishing
- Chapter 15 Using ODBC with FileMakerPro
- Appendix A Customizing FileMaker Pro
- Appendix B Backing up and recovering files
- Appendix C FileMaker Pro Quick Reference (Windows)
- Appendix D FileMaker Pro Quick Reference (Mac OS)
- Index
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FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Editing
Working with files
Controlling windows
Switching between modes
Move insertion point to the end of the word Option-B
Move insertion point to the beginning of the word Option-A
Move insertion point to start of line 2-A
Move insertion point to start of text 2-C
Select a word Double-click
Select a line Triple-click
Select a paragraph Four clicks
Select entire contents of a text area Five clicks or 2-A
Bold selected object or text Shift-2-B
Copy the found set (Browse) if no field is active Option-2-C
Delete record, layout, or request 2-E
Delete selection/next character Del
Delete selection/previous character Delete
Duplicate record, layout object, or request 2-D
Insert a merge field (Layout) 2-M
Insert from the index (Browse and Find) 2-I
Insert from the last record (Browse and Find) 2-’
Insert the current date 2-- (hyphen)
Insert the current time 2-;
Insert the current user name Shift-2-N
Italicize selected object or text Shift-2-I
New record, layout, or request 2-N
Next field (Browse and Find) Tab
Next record, layout, or request Ctrl-D
Outline selected object or text Shift-2-O
Insert from the last record and move to the next field Shift-2-’ (apostrophe)
Paste without style Option-2-V
Previous field (Browse and Find) Shift-Tab
Previous record, layout, or request Control-C
Replace the contents of the current field in all records in the
found set
2-=
Remove all style from selected word or object (return to
Plain)
Shift-2-P
Shadow selected object or text Shift-2-S
Spell check the selected word Shift-2-Y
Subscript selected object or text Shift-2--(hyphen)
Superscript selected object or text Shift-2-=, Shift-2-+
Underline selected object or text Shift-2-U
Close the database 2-W
Network (Open) dialog box Option-2-O
Open dialog box 2-O
Print 2-P
Print without Print dialog box Option-2-P
Quit FileMaker Pro 2-Q
Save FileMaker Pro saves
automatically
Scroll the document window down page down
Scroll the document window up page up
Show/Hide the status area Option-2-S
Toggle between full size and the previous size in Layout
mode
Shift-2-Z
Go to Browse mode 2-B
Go to Find mode 2-F
Go to Layout mode 2-L
Go to Preview mode 2-U