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FileMaker and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Forms User Guide

 

 

Form Menus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

Use Format menu commands to change the

Font

Text...

 

 

 

 

appearance of text and field entries.

Size

Number...

 

 

 

 

Commands are available based on the

Style

Date...

 

 

 

 

current mode and selection. In Browse,

Align Text

Time...

 

 

 

 

formatting changes apply to the current

Line Spacing

Graphic...

 

 

 

 

selection only and you can mix fonts, font

Text Color

Button...

 

 

 

 

sizes, and styles in a single field entry.

Text...

Protal...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Ruler

Field Format...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line Spacing

Field Borders...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Records

Use Records menu commands to work

New Record

Omit Record

 

 

 

 

with records in the file. The Records

Duplicate Record

Omit Multiple...

 

 

 

 

menu commands are only available in

Delete Record

Sort...

 

 

 

 

Browse and Preview Modes

 

Delete All Records

Replace...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify Last Find

Relookup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show All Records

Revert Record

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show Omitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layouts

Use Layouts menu commands along

New Layout/Report...

Part Setup...

 

 

 

 

with the Layout status area tools to work

Duplicate Layout

Set Layout Order...

 

 

 

 

with layouts. The Layout menu is

Delete Layout

Set Tab Order...

 

 

 

 

available only in Layout mode.

 

Layout Setup...

Set Rulers...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange Use Arrange menu commands in Layout

Group

Send to Back

 

 

 

 

to work with objects and fields. You can

Ungroup

Send Backward

 

 

 

 

group, lock, and position objects, remove

Lock

Rotate

 

 

 

 

extra space at the end of printed fields,

Unlock

Align

 

 

 

 

and change the sequence of fields you

Bring to Front

Set Alignment...

 

 

 

 

move to with the Tab key.

 

Bring Forward

Object Grids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scripts Use Scripts menu commands to define

ScriptMaker...

 

 

 

 

 

 

scripts for running a series of FileMaker Pro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

commands and creating buttons to run scripts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and activate individual commands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Window Use the Window menu commands to

Tile Horizontally

Cascade

 

 

 

 

arrange and activate file windows.

Tile Vertically

Arrange Icons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Help

Use Help menu commands to access the

Contents...

 

 

 

 

 

 

FileMaker Pro Help file and get information

Keys...

 

 

 

 

 

 

on using FileMaker Pro.

 

Quick Info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Use Help...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About FileMaker Pro...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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