Archive | August, 2012

How to use Field Comments as Tooltips.


Good tips for tooltips. I had seen this before but couldn’t remember how to do it. Thank you Google. Thank you Philly FileMaker. FieldComment ( Get ( FileName ) ; GetFieldName ( Self ) )

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How to Automate ‘Paste and Match Style’ in FileMaker


Copying text from another application, such as a Web browser or Word document, and then pasting that text into a field in a FileMaker database field, can be annoying when the text pasted arrives with an undesirable style, color, font, or font size. In many programs, such as Numbers, Pages etc, there is the capability to […]

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Scanner Pro solves the problem of how to fax from your iPhone


Need a way to fax from your iPhone or iPad? I love this app called Scanner Pro from Readdle. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you should seriously look at getting this app. The app allows you to take a series of photos and turn them into a single PDF to save to DropBox, […]

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Made changes to a FileMaker Layout and want to back out of it?


Ever modified a layout and then wished you hadn’t? This is a common occurance for FileMaker developers, or at least me. If you are like most developers (or me), you long ago turned on the option for Saving Layout changes automatically. Up until FileMaker 12, there was only one Undo move available. With FileMaker 12 […]

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How to find lost image files in your Mac Mail folder


I recently saw mention of an app for the Mac that helps you find your photos lost in your email attachments. It is called Lost Photos and sells for $2.99 in the App Store. Although the price is a bargain and not to take the thunder of out of this app, which does some other […]

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