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Electronic Forms User Guide

 

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FileMaker Pro has nine pull-down menus on the menu bar.

File Edit View Insert Format Records Scripts Window Help

The menu groups, definitions and commands available within each group are as follows. The explanations are also available within FileMaker Pro Help.

File

 

 

 

Use File menu commands to manage, print,

New Database...

Print Setup...

 

copy, and recover files, set preferences,

Open...

Print...

 

work with files on a network, and exit

Close

Import Records...

 

FileMaker Pro.

Define Fields...

Export Records...

 

 

Define Relationships... Save a Copy As...

 

 

 

 

Define Value Lists...

Recover...

 

 

Access Privileges

Exit

 

 

Sharing...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit

Use Edit menu commands to create new

Undo

Clear

 

records, layouts, and find requests, to undo

Cut

Select All

 

actions, and to cut, copy, paste, clear, and

Copy

Spelling

 

select FileMaker Pro data and objects.

Paste

Objects...

 

 

Paste Special...

Preferences...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View

Use View menu commands to switch

Browse Mode

Text Rulers

 

between Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview

Find Mode

Page Margins

 

modes, to search and sort records, to

Layout Mode

Graphic Rulers

 

determine the type information in your fields.

Preview Mode

Text Ruler

 

The View menu options are different in

View as Form

Ruler Lines

 

Browse, Layout, and Preview Mode.

View as List

T-Square

 

 

View as Table

Object Size

 

 

Toolbars...

Show...

 

 

Status Bar

Zoom In

 

 

Status Area

Zoom Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert

Use Insert menu commands to insert picture,

Object...

Current User Name

 

sound, movie, or data into the database

Picture...

From Index...

 

fields.

QuickTime...

From Last Record

 

 

Sound...

 

 

 

Current Date

 

 

 

Current Time

 

 

 

 

 

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HP Electronic Forms manual Form Menus, FileMaker Pro has nine pull-down menus on the menu bar