Database Reference
In-Depth Information
FileMaker's scroll bars work just like the ones in any other program—drag them to see any
areas of the screen that aren't visible. Press Page Up on your keyboard to scroll up one
screenful, and Page Down to scroll the other direction.
Figure 1-3. You can't see everything in this window, as evidenced by the thin, light-gray scroll bar
along the bottom edge. You've got three options for viewing more information. You can reduce the
zoom level so everything fits in the window, make the window larger (if your display is big enough),
or drag the scroll bar to scan across the screen.
If your mouse has a trackball or similar feature, it scrolls differently based on where you put
your mouse cursor. That's FileMaker's
contextual
scrolling. The trackball:
▪ Scrolls through the window when the cursor is inside the window's content area.
▪ Scrolls through the records in your database when you run the cursor over the topic icon
in the Status toolbar.
▪ Scrolls through the text in the field when you put your cursor over a field that has a scroll
bar (like the Notes field in your sample database).
Zoom Controls
For when resizing the window isn't enough, FileMaker gives you a
zoom control
to magnify
or shrink what you're seeing onscreen. Click the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to make
