New WindowCreates a new window based on the foreground window. You can create a document window, a floating document window, or a dialog window.New Window[Name: <name of window>; Height: n; Width: n; Top: n; Left: n; Style: Document/Floating Document/Dialog]Click Specify to set options for the new window.
• Window Name is the name you specify for your new window. You can enter literal text or click Specify to create a window name from a calculation.
• Height is the height of the new window in points. You can enter a number or click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Width is the width of the new window in points. You can enter a number or click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from top is the new window’s distance in points from the top of the screen (OS X) or top of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from left is the new window’s distance in points from the left of the screen (OS X) or left of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Window Styles settings let you specify that the new window is a document window (default setting) or a dialog window. To specify a window style, select Specify Advanced Style or click Specify. See Specify Advanced Style Options dialog box.Note If you clear the Specify Advanced Style checkbox, you will lose any advanced style settings that have been created.
A new window has the same layout, same table, same found set, and same current record as the original window. You can specify the new window is a document window, a floating document window, or a dialog window.
• Dialog windows are modal. They appear in the foreground and can’t be minimized. Users cannot activate an open document window before closing an open dialog window.
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• It is not necessary to enter values for each option. When no value is entered, FileMaker Pro uses the default value associated with the Window menu > New Window command.
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