FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Select fields to sort
Select the sorting order
To Do this
Remove a field from the Sort
Order list
Remove all fields from the Sort
Order list
Working with information in records 4-31
For Sort Order, double-click the field.
Click Clear All.
Sort by summary fields Select Include summary fields. (See “Sorting by summary
fields” on page 4-32.)
Use a language for the order in
which fields are sorted that’s
different from the one used for
indexing
Close the Sort Records dialog
box without sorting
Select Override field’s language for sort, and then choose a
language.
Click Done.
4. Click Sort.
To cancel before sorting is finished, press Command-period.
Keep these points in mind:
1 To sort records that have container fields that you want in order,
create a text or number field that describes or identifies the contents
of the container field. Then sort by the text or number field.
1 To restore records to the order in which they were added to the file,
choose Sort from the Mode menu, and then click Unsort in the Sort
Records dialog box.