Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 7-16. When you choose to display your field as a pop-up menu, FileMaker gives you
a few new choices. Most importantly, you have to pick a value list from the “Values from”
pop-up menu. If you want your pop-up menu to include an extra choice called “Other” that
lets someone enter anything she wants, the second checkbox lets you add an Edit item to the
menu so database users can edit the choices in the menu at will.
4.
Click the small button with the pencil just to the right of the “Values from” pop-
up menu
.
The Manage Value Lists dialog box appears. This window lists all the value lists
you've created (the sample file has several already set up for you). It's perfectly OK
to use the same value list in more than one place, but in this case, you don't have one
with the values you want, so you'll make a new one.
5.
Click New
.
The Edit Value List window appears, ready for you to configure a fresh value list.
6.
In the Value List Name box, type
Status
.
You can name a value list just about anything you want. But for convenience, name it
something meaningful.
7.
Make sure “Use custom values” is turned on
.
