Working with Files

View list of files

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device iconor Recent Recent icon.

To view files in a list, tap View as a list icon. To view files as tiles, tap View as tiles icon.

To mark a file as a top file in the Recent list, tap Edit file list icon, then tap one or more files. Tap Pin icon, then tap Done.

Open a local file on your device

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device iconor Recent Recent icon, then tap the file to open.

Open files protected with passwords

When you attempt to open a protected file, you need to enter the account name and password.

If you don't want to enter the password each time you open the file, configure the file in FileMaker Pro to allow saving the password in Keychain Access, then turn on "Save in Keychain" in FileMaker Go. For information about configuring a file to allow saving passwords, see FileMaker Pro Help.

If the account name and password are entered automatically when you open a file, but you want to enter different account information, touch and hold a filename in the files list, then tap Log In. Enter a different account and password.

Manage the keychain for protected files

If you have saved the password for a protected file, you can delete the saved password from the keychain.

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Options menu icon, then tap Manage Keychain Manage Keychain icon.
  3. Tap Edit.
  4. Tap Remove field from sort order icon next to the file to remove the password for, then tap Delete.
  5. Tap Done.

Open files with different system formats

If you open a file that is created with different regional formats for dates, times, and numbers, you can use the system format for your device or match the format used when the file was created.

  1. Open the file.
  2. Tap Actions menu icon, then tap Settings Settings icon.
  3. Tap Use System Formats to display the regional formats based on the settings for your device or the settings for the file.

Close a file

To close a file that you're working in, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Close File Close file icon.

Delete a local file from your device

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device icon.
  3. Tap Edit file list icon.
  4. Tap the files to delete, then tap Delete file icon.
  5. Confirm deleting the files, then tap Done.

Remove a file from the Recent list

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Recent Recent icon.
  3. Tap Edit file list icon.
  4. Tap the files to remove, then tap Delete file icon.
  5. Confirm removing the files, then tap Done.

Notes

When a file you are opening is hosted, you may see a lock icon that indicates the security level of the connection to the host. Secure connections are encrypted using SSL. If security is important in your environment, your server administrator needs to install a custom SSL certificate.

In the Opening File screen:

After the file is open, the title of the window shows the icons for encrypted connections. It doesn't show any icons if the connection is not encrypted.