User manual FILEMAKER FILEMAKER MOBILE 7

[. . . ] For Windows, Mac, Palm OS, and Pocket PC FileMaker Mobile 7 Companion for Palm OS and Pocket PC User's Guide © 2000-2004 FileMaker, Inc. 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, California 95054 FileMaker is a trademark of FileMaker, Inc. , registered in the U. S. and other countries, and ScriptMaker and the file folder logo are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc. You are not authorized to make additional copies or distribute this documentation without written permission from FileMaker. [. . . ] In the handheld's Applications Launcher, tap the FileMaker 7 icon. If you do not see the FileMaker 7 icon, change the applications category to All. 2. Tap a database in the list. Database list 3-2 FileMaker Mobile User's Guide Viewing records You can look at records one by one or in a list. Tap anywhere in a line to switch to form view List View Form View To View the list of databases View records in a list View one record at a time In list view, scroll column to column In list view, scroll list up and down In form view, scroll record to record In form view, scroll field to field Tap You can navigate by pressing the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld. You can also use the Jog Dial navigator on Sony handhelds to scroll through databases and records. To go directly to a record, choose Record menu > Go to Record, then enter the record number and tap OK. You can change the way fields display. To Resize a field Change the field order Allow or prevent resizing or reordering columns, or sorting by column label Change the text width, alignment, or color in a field In this view List List List Do this with the stylus Tap and hold the line between the field labels. Tap and hold a field label, then drag it to a new location. Choose Options menu > List View Options, then select the desired options. Tap the field, choose Options menu > Field Options, then select the desired options. Color options are only available on handhelds that support text colors. List Using FileMaker Mobile for Palm OS 3-3 To Change the alignment of field labels Allow changes to records Prevent changes to records (read-only display) In this view Form List Form Do this with the stylus Choose Options menu > Form View Options, then choose from the Field Labels pick list. Choose Options menu > List View Options, then select Edit in list view. Choose Options menu > Form View Options, then clear Edit in form view. Tap OK. Adding records To add a record, tap New. Tap a field to select it and start entering information. Use the stylus to write Graffiti characters in the writing area or use the onscreen keyboard. The new record is added after the last record. In form view, you can insert a phone number from your Palm OS Address list into a field formatted as Standard, Popup List, or Notes. Display the record, tap the field that contains the name you want to look up, then choose Options menu > Phone Lookup. Finding records To find records: 1. For Field, select the field you want to search in. Enter the word or first few characters of the item you want to find and tap OK. Sorting records To sort records: 1. For Field, select the field you want to sort by. Select Ascending Order or Descending Order and tap OK. You can also sort records in list view by tapping a column heading. The underlined column heading indicates that the records are currently sorted by that field. [. . . ] See "Setting up FileMaker Pro databases to work with FileMaker Mobile" on page 2-1. 1 Be sure Edit in list view and Edit in form view are selected on your handheld. See "Viewing records" on page 3-2. 5-2 FileMaker Mobile User's Guide Field definitions If you change a Text field to a Number, Date, or Time field on your desktop, any data after the first 255 characters will be deleted. If you then also make changes to the data in the corresponding field on the handheld, FileMaker Mobile writes the modified records to a comma-separated values file, which is stored in the FileMaker Mobile folder inside the handheld user directory. [. . . ]