Database Reference
In-Depth Information
7.
Repeat steps 5-6 for the City, State, and Zip Code boxes. In each case, pick the
appropriate field
.
As you make selections, FileMaker fills in the various boxes. The Web Address box at
the bottom of the window also changes, but you don't need to concern yourself with
that just yet.
8.
Click OK
.
The Web Viewer Setup window disappears, and the web viewer appears on the layout.
9.
Select the web viewer and then anchor it to the left, bottom, and right (but not
the top) by using the Position tab in the Inspector
.
To keep the web viewer from bumping into the expanding Notes field when the win-
dow is resized, you need to tell it to stick to the bottom of the window.
If you switch to Browse mode, and your computer is connected to the Internet, then you
should see the Google Maps page with a map for the current person's record (
Figure 15-10
).
You may need to make the window bigger for the map to display properly. If you fiddle with
the database a bit, then you notice a few important things:
▪ When you switch to a new record, the web viewer changes its contents to reflect the ad-
dress information on the new record. Likewise, if you
change
the data in any of the ad-
dress fields, then the map instantly updates to show the new address.
▪ Status information shows at the bottom of the web viewer while the page loads.
▪ You're free to click links in the web page, and the web viewer dutifully follows your
clicks and shows a new page.
▪ Although the web viewer isn't a full-fledged browser (it doesn't have a Back button, for
instance), you can access most typical browsing commands by right-clicking (Windows)
or Control-clicking (Mac) anywhere on the web page. In fact, the menu that appears
when you do is just like the one you'd see if you did the same in your real web browser.
For instance, choose Back from this menu to go to the previous page.
