Working with favorite files and hosts

Working with favorite files and hosts

You can add a FileMaker Pro file located on your computer or on a remote computer to your list of favorites in the File menu and in the Quick Start Screen. You can also add a remote host to the list of favorites.

To add the current file to your list of favorites, choose File menu > Open Favorite > Add Current File to Favorites.

To manage favorite files and hosts:

1.

Choose File menu > Open Favorite > Manage Favorites. Or, in the FileMaker Pro Quick Start Screen, click Manage Favorites.

The Manage Favorites dialog box appears.

To

Do this

Add a favorite local file

Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS), select one or more files in the list, click Select, then close the Manage Favorites dialog box.

Add a favorite remote file

Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS). Click Remote. Select the host on which the file resides, select a remote file, then click Add to Favorites. Click Close to return to the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Manage Favorites dialog box (Mac OS). Click Cancel to return to the Manage Favorites dialog box (Windows).

Tip When you double-click a collapsed host name or IP address, the list of remote files is refreshed.

Change the order of favorite files

Select a file and drag it to a new location in the list.

Open a file

Double-click the file in the list.

Add a favorite remote host

Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS). Click Remote. Select the host, then click Add to Favorite Hosts. Click Save in the Edit Favorite Host dialog box. Click Close to return to the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Manage Favorites dialog box (Mac OS). Click Cancel to return to the Manage Favorites dialog box (Windows).

Remove a file or host from the favorites list

Select a file or host name and click .

Change the remote host settings

Select a host, click . Choose Edit Host. For information about changing the settings for the remote host, see Opening shared files as a client.

Update the list of expanded hosts

Click . Choose Refresh Expanded Hosts.

2.

Close the Manage Favorites dialog box.

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Using FileMaker Quick Start to open files

To	Do this
Add a favorite local file	Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS), select one or more files in the list, click Select, then close the Manage Favorites dialog box.
Add a favorite remote file	Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS). Click Remote. Select the host on which the file resides, select a remote file, then click Add to Favorites. Click Close to return to the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Manage Favorites dialog box (Mac OS). Click Cancel to return to the Manage Favorites dialog box (Windows). Tip When you double-click a collapsed host name or IP address, the list of remote files is refreshed.
Change the order of favorite files	Select a file and drag it to a new location in the list.
Open a file	Double-click the file in the list.
Add a favorite remote host	Click to open the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Open dialog box (Mac OS). Click Remote. Select the host, then click Add to Favorite Hosts. Click Save in the Edit Favorite Host dialog box. Click Close to return to the Add a Favorite dialog box (Windows) or Manage Favorites dialog box (Mac OS). Click Cancel to return to the Manage Favorites dialog box (Windows).
Remove a file or host from the favorites list	Select a file or host name and click .
Change the remote host settings	Select a host, click . Choose Edit Host. For information about changing the settings for the remote host, see Opening shared files as a client.
Update the list of expanded hosts	Click . Choose Refresh Expanded Hosts.

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