Web Viewer Setup dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify the web address and other options for a web viewer.
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Or, choose Custom Web Address from the list. For more information, see Defining a custom web address.
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Click Arrow button and choose Specify Field. Then select a database field and click OK.
Click Arrow button and choose Specify Calculation. Then create a calculation and click OK.
Note  Some website parameters may be marked Required or Optional. If you do not specify a Required parameter, the website might not provide the information you expect.
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Select Allow interaction with web viewer content if you want to enable the user to interact with the web page displayed in the web viewer.
Users can click links, enter text, scroll, tab into, and use the shortcut menu in the web viewer. If you clear this checkbox, all interaction is disabled; even scroll bars are not displayed.
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Select Display content in Find mode if you want the web viewer to display a web page in Find mode.
After the user enters a value into a field and moves out of that field, the web viewer recalculates the URL and reloads the web page, if the web address is based on this field. If you clear this checkbox, the web viewer is blank in Find mode.
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Select Display progress bar if you want the web viewer to display a progress bar under the content area that shows how much of a web page is loaded.
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Select Display status messages if you want the web viewer to display status messages under the content area. The following kinds of status messages can be displayed:
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Select Automatically encode URL to allow FileMaker Pro to apply encoding rules to the URL, if necessary, so that it complies with a browser’s required format. To keep the URL in the format in which it is entered, deselect this checkbox.
For more information about URL encoding, see About URL encoding in web viewers.
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Related topics 
Adding a web viewer
Working with web viewers on layouts
Set Web Viewer script step