User manual

iv FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
About working with text
2-13
Selecting text
2-13
Editing text
2-14
Formatting text in Browse mode
2-14
Checking spelling
2-14
Checking spelling as you type
2-15
Working with OLE objects
2-15
Chapter 3
Finding and sorting information
Finding records
3-1
Finding text and characters
3-2
Finding exact matches in text fields
3-3
Finding numbers, dates, and times
3-3
Finding ranges of information
3-4
Finding data in related fields
3-4
Finding records that match multiple criteria
3-5
Finding empty or non-empty fields
3-6
Finding duplicates
3-6
Finding all records except those matching criteria
3-6
Hiding records from a found set and viewing
hidden records
3-7
Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
3-7
Sorting records
3-8
Chapter 4
Previewing and printing information
About printing information in a database
4-1
Preparing to print
4-2
Specifying a printer (Windows)
4-2
Specifying a printer (Mac OS)
4-2
Preparing to print wide layouts
4-2
Preparing to print layouts with subsummaries
4-3
Preparing to print envelopes and labels
4-3
Previewing data on a layout
4-3
Printing
4-4
Chapter 5
Creating a database
Planning a database file
5-1
Creating a FileMaker Pro file
5-2
About defining database fields
5-3
About naming fields
5-3
About choosing a field type
5-4
Defining text, number, date, time, or container fields
5-5
Defining calculation fields
5-5
Defining summary fields
5-6
Defining global fields
5-8
Setting options for fields
5-8
Defining automatic data entry
5-8
Defining field validation
5-9
About repeating fields
5-11
About storage and indexing options
5-11
Changing field definitions
5-11
Deleting field definitions and data
5-12
Chapter 6
Creating and managing layouts and reports
About layouts and reports 6-1
Creating layouts and reports 6-2
About layout types 6-3
Considerations when you create a
Columnar list/report layout
6-5
Considerations when you create a Labels layout
6-6
Considerations when you create an Envelope layout
6-7
Working with, duplicating, deleting, or renaming layouts
6-8
Setting up to print records in columns
6-8
Setting up View as Form, View as List, and
View as Table
6-10