Database Reference
In-Depth Information
you forget (or refuse) to type the quotes, FileMaker obstinately puts them back in for
you. This behavior is your indication that FileMaker considers that text a character
string, and that's a further cue that the Specify button gives you access to the Calcula-
tion dialog box.
6.
Repeat the previous step for Find mode, Preview mode, and “Go to Layout.”
Change Find mode's title to “Find,” change Preview mode's title to “Print Pre-
view,” and then change the title of “Go to Layout” to “Show.” When you've
made these changes, click OK
.
Use terms that folks can easily comprehend. Most people already understand what
Print Preview does, but Preview mode's meaning is a little murky.
7.
From the “Default menu set for this file” pop-up menu, choose “Custom Menu
Set 1,” and then click OK
.
You've just told FileMaker to display the customized version of your View menu.
The View menu now says “Switch.” When you click it, you see four choices and one
separator. Notice that the Edit Layout button is grayed out, and Layout mode has dis-
appeared from the Layout pop-up menu at the bottom of your screen.
By editing menus to suppress items that might confuse those who haven't had in-depth
FileMaker training, you've made your database a friendlier place to work. But don't stop
there: In the next section, you'll learn how to create menus that show lists of commands, like
your scripts, that you
do
want people to see.
Creating a New Menu
Using the steps described in the previous tutorial, you can edit FileMaker's menus to your
heart's content, renaming them and deleting extraneous commands to make room for new
ones. If you don't necessarily want to delete any existing menus or commands, or even if you
do, you can always create
additional
menus from scratch.
1.
In Manage Custom Menus, select the Custom Menus tab and then click Create.
In the Create Custom Menu window that appears, choose “Start with an empty
menu.” Click OK
.
If an existing menu is similar to what you need, you can use it as a template when you
create new menus. But in this case, you don't need any existing menu commands be-
cause you'll attach your scripts to a new menu. When you click OK, the Edit Custom
Menu window appears, like
Figure 13-20
but without any menu items just yet.
