FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Select a file containing
the field values you want
Select a field to
use its values
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5. Click Save, and then click Done.
Laying out and arranging information 3-77
Keep these points in mind:
1 You can open the Define Value Lists dialog box quickly by choosing
Define from the File menu, and then Value Lists.
1 You format a value list as checkboxes, radio buttons, a pop-up menu,
or a pop-up list in Layout mode. See the next section.
1 You can also define a value list or attach value lists to fields in the
Validation dialog box (of Define Fields) or in the Sort dialog box.
1 You can edit a value list in Browse mode. See “Entering data from a
value list” on page 4-9.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E value lists
Select a second
field to display
values from
Formatting fields with value lists
After you define a value list, you can make the following changes:
1 Display values in a pop-up menu, a pop-up list, with radio buttons, or
with checkboxes.
1 Add an Other item to checkboxes, radio buttons, pop-up menus, and
pop-up lists so you can enter a value that’s not in the list.