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Lesson 3 | Finding and sorting records 24

Add a new record in List View

After you have sorted a found set, FileMaker Pro displays new records you add in the appropriate

place in the sort order when you commit (save) each record in the database.

To add a record and see that it is sorted automatically:

1. Click New Record in the status toolbar.

You see a blank record in the Customer Type List layout.

Note Depending on the size of your FileMaker Pro window, you might have to scroll down to

see the blank record.

2. For First Name, type Connel; for Last Name, type Jordan; for Company, type DEF Ltd.; for

Customer Type, type New.

3. Click outside the Customer Type field to commit the new record in the database.

The new record appears alphabetically by last name in the list.

4. Choose Records menu > Unsort.

Records return to the order they were before you sorted the found set and the record you added

appears at the bottom of the list. This is the order in which the records are stored in the database.

Tip If you don't want records to change location as you add or edit them, clear Keep records

in sorted order in the Sort Records dialog box.

5. Select the record for Connel Jordan, if it is not already selected.

6. Click Delete Record in the status toolbar, then click Delete to remove this record from the

sample file.

7. When you are finished with this lesson, close the file by choosing File menu > Close.

For more information

You have found records based on a variety of criteria, narrowed your searches by omitting specific

records, and learned how to save find requests. In addition, you have sorted the result of your final

found set and added a new record in sorted order. For more information on finding and sorting

records in FileMaker Pro, see chapter 2 of the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide.

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Pro-Form Quick Start 9.0 User's Guide Page 24