Functions Reference

Appendix A
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Glossary 235
Template
Or Starter Solution. A pre-designed and formatted FileMaker Pro file, or web page, that
you can copy and change for your own use.
Also, a pre-defined website that you can select in the Web Viewer Setup dialog box to help
you create a web viewer quickly.
Text baseline
In Layout mode, the dotted guideline that appears at the base of the text in a field or text
block. When you move a field or text block, the text baseline extends out horizontally from
the object to help you align it with other objects. You can specify in Layout mode that text
baselines appear in other database modes by choosing Format menu > Field Borders.
Text expression
Any expression that returns a text result. For example, a text expression can be a constant
("London"), a field reference (Status), or a calculated value (Rightwords(Lastname, 1)).
Timestamp
A field type combining date and time that is compatible with the ODBC requirement for the
SQL format [yyyy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss.sss].
Tool panel
In the status area in Layout mode, the collection of tools that includes the selection tool
(pointer), text tool, line tool, rectangle tool, rounded rectangle tool, oval tool, field/control
tool, portal tool, tab control tool, web viewer tool, and button tool.
If you don't see the status area, click the status area control at the bottom of the document
window.
Toolbar
Use items in the toolbar to access many FileMaker Pro commands. Different toolbar items
are available in each mode. FileMaker Pro includes four toolbars: Standard, Text
Formatting, Arrange, and Tools toolbar.
Tooltip
A small box that displays text when a user moves the cursor over a layout object. Tooltips
display in Browse and Find modes.
U
Unicode
A worldwide standard that, in one code page, provides a unique number for every
character in human languages, no matter what the platform, software program, or
operating system.