Navigating in web viewers
Web viewers are similar to web browsers, except that they display web pages directly within FileMaker Pro. The unique feature of web viewers is that they can display web content that is related to the current record. For example, as you browse each record in a table of names and addresses, a web viewer can display a map of the location specified in that record.
In web viewers, you can view web pages, click links, fill in forms, and perform other tasks that you can in web browsers. Use the shortcut menu in a web viewer to do the following:
 
To
From the shortcut menu, choose
Go back or forward one page
Back or Forward.
Copy text or images
Copy or Copy Image (OS X). You can then paste into a text, container, or other type of field.
Perform other web browser tasks
Available commands on the shortcut menu. These commands differ in Windows and OS X.
Notes
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If you can’t click links, enter text, scroll, tab into, or use the shortcut menu in a web viewer, then interaction is disabled. See Adding a web viewer.
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Web viewers display web pages in Browse and Preview modes.
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If you click a link that requests a new window, the new web page opens a separate web browser window, not a new FileMaker Pro window.
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If you perform a find in Find mode or use the Find/Replace command, FileMaker Pro does not search content in web viewers.
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If you log into a secure website in a web viewer, be sure to log out before you close the FileMaker Pro document window. Otherwise, the web server might keep the secure session active.
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If scrolling is enabled and your device supports gestures, you can scroll inside a web viewer by swiping up or down using two fingers on a trackpad or one or two fingers on a Multi-Touch screen.
Related topics 
Working with web viewers on layouts
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