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18 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
The following illustration shows the same layout in three views.
Viewing records in table format
While viewing records in table format, you can make one or more of
the following changes to columns and records:
To Do this
Reorder columns Click a column heading and drag it to a new location.
Resize a column Move the pointer to the edge of the column heading.
When the pointer changes to a double arrow ( ), drag
it to the desired size.
View as Form
One record
View as List
View as Table
One record
Field labels
One record
Set a precise
column width
Select one or more columns, then right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS). Choose Set
Column Width from the shortcut menu. In the dialog box,
type a width, choose units from the list, then click OK.
Sort records 1 Click a column heading.
1 Select one or more columns, right-click (Windows)
or Control-click (Mac OS), then choose a sort order
from the shortcut menu. If you select multiple
columns, the order of the columns (left to right)
determines the sort order.
Note You must have Sort data when selecting column
selected in the Table View Properties dialog box. (In
Layout mode, select this option by right-clicking
(Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac OS), then
choosing Layout Setup from the shortcut menu. In the
Layout Setup dialog box, click the Views tab, then click
Properties.)
To Do this
View as Table
Column headings. Each column displays
one field from the current layout