FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Selecting text
Editing text
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Before you select text, select the object (in Layout mode) or field (in
Browse mode) by clicking it. Then:
To select Click the text tool and
Individual characters With the pointer, drag through the
characters.
A word Double-click the word.
A line of text (the first character in the field or
object to the last character in the field or
object on the same line)
Triple-click anywhere in the line.
A paragraph of text Click the block of text four times.
All text in a field or text object Click the field or object five times.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E text, entering
You can make changes to text after you type it on the layout.
To Do this
Replace text Select the text, and then type the new text.
Paste a copy of text
elsewhere
Remove text and paste
it elsewhere
Edit text quickly using
commands in a pop-up
menu
Select the text, and then choose Copy from the Edit menu. Click
where you want the text to appear, and then choose Paste from the
Edit menu.
Select the text, and then choose Cut from the Edit menu. To paste
the cut text, click where you want the text to appear, and then
choose Paste from the Edit menu.
See “Editing objects and data quickly using the context menu” on
page 3-42.
Delete text permanently Select the text, and then press Delete. FileMaker Pro doesn’t place
your selection on the Clipboard, and you can’t paste it anywhere.
Paste text from a
different application or
desk accessory
In the other application or desk accessory, select the text. Choose
Copy or Cut from the Edit menu. Click where you want the text on
the FileMaker Pro layout, and then choose Paste from the Edit
menu.