Tutorial

Lesson 2
Browsing information
You view, enter, or change data in Browse mode. This is the simplest
way to interact with your database.
In this lesson you will:
1 open a database with data already in it
1 move between records
1 view information in different ways by switching layouts
1 see the difference between form view, list view, and table view
Important Copy the Tutorial folder to your hard drive or verify that
it is installed before beginning this lesson. See
“Where to find the
lesson files” on page 7 for more information.
Open a database and move
between records
To open the sample database for this lesson:
1. Open the Tutorial folder on your hard drive.
2. Open the Sample Files folder.
3. Open Sample02.fp7.
4. Notice that the database is in Browse mode. FileMaker Pro
defaults to Browse mode when a database is opened.
In the status area, notice that there are 30 records and that the first
record is displayed.
5. Click the right page of the book icon to move forward one record
at a time, and click the left page to move back one record at a time.
6. Drag the slider to the right and release to move forward a number
of records at one time. Drag the slider to the left and release to move
backwards a number of records.
You can also type a record number in the area immediately below the
book icon to change the current record displayed.
View information in different ways
Even though you enter information only once in FileMaker Pro, you
can use that information in many ways. Layouts let you view some
or all of your fields.
Because it is not necessary to see all of your fields in each layout,
layouts are a powerful tool for working with or printing just the
information you need to accomplish a particular task.
The current mode is
identified at the top of
the status area
Slider
Book icon
Status area
Number of
records
Record currently
displayed