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When you turn this option off, all page behavior is deactivated. Clicking the page produces
no more response than clicking a blank spot on the layout. You can't even scroll the page. If
a page is too big to fit in the space you've given it on the layout, then FileMaker simply cuts
it off.
Turn this option on when the page you're showing is just a starting point (like the login
screen for your Orders web page, or the first step in the application process). You should also
leave this option on when the page is larger or its size is variable. On the other hand, you can
turn “Allow interaction with web viewer content” off when you're showing a small page that
contains all the information needed.
UP TO SPEED: BEYOND THE BUILT-IN SITES
When you added a Google Maps page to your layout, you didn't have to figure out how Google ex-
pects to receive address information. Instead, you simply picked Google Maps from a list and then
filled in the blanks. This easy-to-integrate approach is possible because FileMaker already knows
how to connect to Google Maps. FileMaker has built-in support for several popular websites (you
see each one listed in the Web Viewer Setup dialog box). When you pick from this list, FileMaker
shows a series of entry boxes appropriate for that site. For example, with Google Maps selected, the
dialog box asks for Address, City, State, Zip Code, and Country. If you pick FedEx instead,
FileMaker asks for a Tracking Number. In every case, you can pick a field FileMaker should use to
get the data it wants, or you can type a value instead, like USA for Country if all your addresses are
in the United States.
But don't let FileMaker's list of companion sites trick you into thinking they're the only ones that
work. You can connect a web viewer to any site . At the top of the “Choose a Website” list, just
choose Custom Web Address. Then, in the Web Address box at the bottom of the window, type any
URL you want (or copy one from a web page and then paste it in).
Unfortunately, if you want the exact page information tied to data in the record (just like the Google
Maps example), then you have to supply a calculation for the web address. Chapter 9 , Chapter 10
and Chapter 16 have everything you need to master calculations.
Display Content in Find Mode
Normally, when you switch to Find mode, the web viewer just goes blank. Which makes
sense, since a web viewer is usually showing a page associated with data in the current re-
cord. After all, if you go to Find mode, where you're no longer necessarily looking at a par-
ticular record, then FileMaker may not be able to tell which web address goes in the web
viewer.
You can change this behavior, though, by turning on “Display content in Find mode.” When
you do, FileMaker makes its best effort to display the web page even when you're in Find
mode. For example, if you've typed a URL directly into the Web Viewer Setup dialog box,
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