Adding a popover
You can add a popover to a layout to organize objects and make data entry easier. To add a popover to a layout, create a popover button. FileMaker Pro creates a popover at the same time. Add fields and other layout objects on the popover.
To add a popover to a layout:
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In Layout mode, choose the layout you want from the Layout pop-up menu.
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In the status toolbar, do the following:
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Windows: Click the arrow next to the Button tool Button tool in the status toolbar in Windows or the Popover Button tool Popover Button tool in the status toolbar in Windows, and choose Popover Button from the menu. Then drag the crosshair to draw the popover button.
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OS X: Click and hold the Button tool Button tool in the status toolbar in OS X or the Popover Button tool Popover Button tool in the status toolbar in OS X, and choose Popover Button from the menu. Then drag the crosshair to draw the popover button.
Tip  You can also add a popover button by choosing Insert menu > Popover Button.
A popover button and popover are created on the layout, and the Popover Setup dialog box appears.
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See Changing popover settings.
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To add objects to the popover, use the layout tools in the status toolbar, choose from the Insert menu, or drag objects onto the tab panel.
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Notes
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To have a popover display in Table View, place the popover in the header part or footer part on the layout.
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When you save or send data as Excel (using File menu > Save/Send Records as > Excel), fields on popovers are not included in the destination file. Use File menu > Export Records instead. After naming the destination file and setting Excel options, choose Current Table in the Specify Field Order for Export dialog box, then select the fields you want to export. See Exporting data from FileMaker Pro.
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When you use the Copy Record/Request script step or Copy All Records/Requests script step, fields on popovers are not included in the destination file.
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To close a popover in Browse mode, select another area of the layout, or press Esc.
Related topics 
Moving and resizing popovers
Formatting popover buttons and popovers
Copying, duplicating, and deleting popovers