Editing text

Editing text

In Browse mode, you can edit or format any selectable text in a field. Use Browse mode to edit or change the data stored in your database. You can also edit text objects in Layout mode.

To edit text:

1.

Select the text you want to edit.

2.

Type new text or make changes.

Whatever you type either replaces the text that was selected or is inserted after the insertion point.

To

Do this

Put selected text on the Clipboard

Choose Edit menu > Cut (to remove the text) or Copy (to duplicate it). The text stays on the Clipboard until the next time you use Cut or Copy.

Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point

Choose Edit menu > Paste.

Insert a tab character into a field

Press Ctrl+Tab (Windows) or Option-Tab (OS X).

Delete selected text

Choose Edit menu > Clear, or press Backspace or Delete. FileMaker Pro doesn't place the text on the Clipboard, and you can't paste it anywhere.

Note When you select a rotated field in Browse mode, the field is temporarily displayed unrotated while you edit the text in the field. See Rotating objects.

Related topics

Entering and changing data in fields

Selecting text

Formatting text in Browse mode

Checking spelling

Changing field names

Copying and moving data in records

To	Do this
Put selected text on the Clipboard	Choose Edit menu > Cut (to remove the text) or Copy (to duplicate it). The text stays on the Clipboard until the next time you use Cut or Copy.
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point	Choose Edit menu > Paste.
Insert a tab character into a field	Press Ctrl+Tab (Windows) or Option-Tab (OS X).
Delete selected text	Choose Edit menu > Clear, or press Backspace or Delete. FileMaker Pro doesn't place the text on the Clipboard, and you can't paste it anywhere.

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