Specifying formats for time fields
You can control how FileMaker Pro displays time values in fields.
To specify formats for time fields:
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In Layout mode, select one or more time fields or calculation fields with a time result.
For more information, see Selecting objects.
2.
Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Data.
3.
In the Data Formatting area, click Time Time button, then select the formats you want to use from the Format list.
 
Select As entered.
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a different value for Separator (such as a period or a space) or Kanji format if you’re using a font that contains Japanese characters.
For Leading character, choose options for For hours, For minutes/seconds, or both. (This option is not available if you've chosen As entered.)
Using a different Japanese time display (if you’re using a font that contains Japanese characters)
In the Japanese area, choose a Numeral type.
Use the Appearance tab of the Inspector to choose text attributes. For more information, see Specifying text formats for fields.
You’re finished unless the time format you chose displays seconds. If you want to format the seconds component to display fractional seconds, continue with the next step.
4.
Click Data, then click Number Number button in the Data Formatting area.
5.
Only two options affect the display of the seconds component: Fixed number of decimals and Decimal separator. The remaining options have no effect. For more information, see Specifying formats for fields containing numbers.
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Notes
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To format a time symbol (which displays the current time), select the symbol {{CurrentTime}} in Layout mode, and then use the Data Formatting area of the Inspector to format it as you would a time field as described above. For more information about the time symbol, see Inserting the date, page number, or other variable onto a layout.
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