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Sorting Records Electronic Forms User Guide
Sort | Sort is selected by clicking on the ‘Sort’ button or choosing ‘Sort’ from the ‘Select’ | |
menu. The keyboard shortcut is ‘Ctrl+S’. | ||
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Sorting rearranges records according to the entries in a field or a set of fields. FileMaker Pro stores records in the order you add them. You can sort all records or a group of ‘Found Records’ and then browse, update, or print those records in the new sequence.
The sort order instructs FileMaker Pro to arrange records in ascending, descending, or custom order. FileMaker Pro sorts by the first field in the sort order, then by the second, and so on. You can sort records in any mode except ‘Find’.
To sort records:
1.‘Find’ the records you want to sort, or choose ‘Find All’ from the ‘Select’ menu to sort all records. For more information on ‘Find’ see section 7.
2.In any mode except ‘Find’, choose ‘Sort’ from the ‘Select’ menu. You will see the ‘Sort Records’ dialog box.
3.In the Field List, select the name of the field you want to sort by and click ‘Move’ to put the field name in the ‘Sort Order’ list.
4.Add any additional sort fields in the same way.
5.Click ‘Sort’.
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