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Glossary of Terms
Find
Activates Find mode. In Find you make find requests to locate records based on
selected criteria. The located records become the found set for browsing, sorting,
previewing, and printing.
Folder
Macintosh computer file directory in which computer files or programs are kept.
The PC equivelant is directory or subdirectory.
Font
A style of text type used by a computer to display text on the screen and for
printing. Electronic forms use Arial (Helvetica) and Times New Roman
(Times) for display and printing.
Found Set
Records selected using the Find Mode becomes the Found Set.
Group
Several items or symbols combined so that they can be treated as a single item.
Icon
A symbol usually associated with a script or macro to perform a specific
function. Also can be referred to as a button.
Import Records
Import records from other FileMaker Pro 2.0 for Windows or FileMaker Pro 2.0
for Macintosh files or from files created in other applications.
Layout
You use a layout to organize information for display, data entry, and printing.
You can create several layouts for the same information because a layout is
completely separate from the information it contains. A layout determines how
you present information--not how you store it.
Locked
With a file locked means it it not accessible without the proper password. In
Layout mode it refers to text, or a graphic item that cannot be moved, editied, or
deleted. With records it means the records cannot be altered, or deleted.
Mode
FileMaker Pro has four different modes: Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview.
You select a mode based on the work you need to do.
- To enter data and view, add, change, omit, and delete records, use Browse .
- To work with a subset of records in your database that match the criteria you
set, use Find. For example, in a customer database, you might want to find the
customers who ordered a specific product or service.
- To design layouts that present your data for different tasks (such as invoice
reports or order processing), use Layout.
- To see how records will look when printed, use Preview. After previewing your
records, you can adjust the layout if needed.
eForms User Guide
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