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Setting the automatic record-saving option for a layout

When you make data entry changes to a record, FileMaker Pro normally saves these changes automatically when you exit the record and display another record. If you prefer, you can set FileMaker Pro to display a “Save changes to this record?” confirmation dialog box when exiting a record in which data has been changed. This confirmation dialog box presents three options:

•	Save: saves the record changes and exits the record

•	Cancel: does not save the record changes or exit the record

•	Don’t Save: discards the record changes and exits the record

You can set the usage of this confirmation dialog box on a layout-by-layout basis, enabling the dialog box on certain layouts and disabling it on others.

To set the automatic record-saving option for a layout:

1.	In Layout mode, choose the layout you want to work with from the Layout pop-up menu.

2.	Click Layout Setup in the layout bar.

You can also click the name of the layout’s current table.

3.	In the Layout Setup dialog box, do one of the following:

•	To save record changes automatically, select Save record changes automatically.

•	To display a confirmation dialog box when exiting a record in which data has been changed, clear Save record changes automatically.

4.

Click OK.

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