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2-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Moving through records
To move from one record to another, use the book icon in the status
area.
Adding and duplicating records
When you add or duplicate records, FileMaker Pro stores new
records at the end of the file. In Browse mode, you see the new record
after the current record, or after the last record in the found set:
1 If records are sorted or semi-sorted, the new record appears
immediately after the current record, and the sort status changes to
Semi-sorted.
1 If records are unsorted, the new record appears after the last record
in the found set. For more information, see “Sorting records” on
page 3-8.
Note If a file is locked or write-protected, or you don’t have access
privileges to create records, FileMaker Pro doesn’t add new records.
See “Defining passwords” on page 9-1.
To move Do this
One record at a time
forward
Click the bottom page of the book icon.
One record at a time
backward
Click the top page of the book icon.
Quickly to a specific
record
1 Click the current record number at the bottom of the
book icon, type the record number you want, then
press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
1 Press Esc, type the record number, then press Enter
or Return.
Click inside the portal row
to select a related record
Portal
Book icon
Bookmark
Current record number
Number of records
in the database
Quickly through
records
Drag the bookmark down or up to move forward or
backward.
Through records in
View as List or View as
Table
Use the scroll bar on the right side of the window.
To a record with a
unique value that you
know
See “Finding records” on page 3-1.
To Do this in Browse mode
Add a new blank record Choose Records menu > New Record. You see a
blank record with one field selected.
Quickly add a record
with the same or similar
data as an existing record
Select the record to duplicate. Then, choose Records
menu > Duplicate Record. (See “Selecting the current
record” on page 2-3.)
Add or duplicate related
records
See the next section.
To move Do this