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xiv FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Finding information on specific items in FileMaker Pro
As you’re working in your database, you can find information about
a dialog box that’s open or certain items your mouse is pointing to,
depending on the platform you’re using.
If you’re using FileMaker Pro for Windows, you can do any of the
following:
• Open a dialog box and press F1. The Help topic for that dialog box
opens.
• When you’re using the New Layout/Report assistant, click the Help
button in any panel. The Help topic for that panel opens.
• Point to a tool or item in a window and read its description in a pop-
up window or in the status bar at the bottom of the window.
• Find out about individual items in a dialog box by clicking
the ? button in the upper-right corner of the dialog box (in dialog
boxes that have a ? button) or pressing Shift+F1, then clicking an
item inside a dialog box. You can also right-click an item inside a
dialog box and choose What’s This? from the context menu. (To close
a What’s This? window, click anywhere in the Help window.)
A What’s This? Help window
If you’re using FileMaker Pro for the Mac OS, you can do any of the
following:
• Choose Help menu > FileMaker Pro Help or press 2-? to find out
about an open dialog box.
• Open the dialog box and press the Help key. The Help topic for that
dialog box opens.
• When you’re using the New Layout/Report assistant, click the Help
button in any panel. The Help topic for that panel opens.
• Choose Help menu > Show Balloons, then point to a control in the
database window or select a command from a menu to find out about it.
A Balloon
Help topic
Getting additional Help
Use Help to get information on these additional tasks:
Choose Help menu > Contents and
For information on Index, click the Index tab, then type
Printing a Help topic Help, printing
Adding notes or instructions to Annotating onscreen Help
a topic (annotations)
Creating bookmarks to quickly Bookmarks
access topics you use often
Copying all or part of a topic to Copying Help
an application that supports
text, to compile help
information you use often
Setting Help preferences to Help, customizing
customize the way you use Help