FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Laying out and arranging information 3-69
1. In Layout mode, select a field, and then choose Field Format from the
Format menu.
2. In the Field Format dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
1 To select all the field’s contents when the field is selected, select
Allow entry into field, and then click Select entire contents of field on
entry.
1 To prevent entry into a field, deselect Allow entry into field. (To
allow entry into the field, select this option.)
Setting the tab order for data entry
When you press Tab in Browse mode, fields are normally selected from
left to right, top to bottom. You can change this preset tab order, set a
custom tab order, omit fields from the tab order, and create a tab order
specifically for repeating fields.
Each arrow indicates the field’s
position in the tab order
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Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E fields, customizing
Note Setting a tab order has no effect on data entry when records are
edited using FileMaker Pro Web Companion Instant Web Publishing.
1. Choose Set Tab Order from the Mode menu.