FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Keep these points in mind:
1 After you insert the current date or time into a field, that value doesn’t
change. To display the current date or time, place a date or time
symbol on the layout. See “Displaying special information” on page
3-83.
1 You can use a script to insert information into a find request (for
example, have a script enter the current user name to find all records
specific to the current user). For more information, see “Displaying
customized layouts” on page 5-32.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E entering data
Copying and moving values and records
You can copy values from any field type, including fields that are
formatted as radio buttons, checkboxes, pop-up lists, and pop-up menus.
To Do this
Copy or move a value from
one field to another
Copy or move a value from a
field in one record to a field
in another
Copy a value from the last
record you modified
Copy values in a record to
another application, like
word processing
Copy the found set of
records
Duplicate data from another
record in the current record
Select the field contents and choose Copy or Cut from the Edit
menu. Select the field to hold the data, and then choose Paste
from the Edit menu.
Select the field contents and choose Copy or Cut from the Edit
menu. Display the other record (see “Moving through
records” on page 4-18). Select the field to hold the data, and
then choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Select the field to hold the data. Choose Paste Special from the
Edit menu, and then choose From Last Record.
With no field selected, choose Copy from the Edit menu. In the
other application, paste the record that’s in the Clipboard.
See “Copying the found set” on page 4-29.
See “Adding and duplicating records” on page 4-3.