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Using Fast Match and Quick Find - FileMaker Pro Tutorial
From the course: FileMaker Pro 12 Essential Training
Using Fast Match and Quick Find
File Maker 12 has two different ways that you can create a found set, without even having to go into find mode. And you can do both of these while you're within browse mode. The first of which is a feature that was released a few versions ago, and it's called fast match. It's all based on the contextual menu, which is this menu that you see when you click into a field. And you right click, or control click if you don't have a right click, and you see all these different options available to you. The one down here is called find matching records and you'll notice if you go into a field for example you click on one that says California in it and right click when you do find matching records Without even having to go into find mode, it's created a found set with all the records that match that criteria. There are three fast match options found in the contextual menu. See we've got find matching records, which we just looked at. Constrain found set and extend found set. These all perform…
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