Menu Reference

The following table presents a list of all of the menu items in FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced. We list the Mac and Windows keyboard shortcuts, as well as the Windows Alt-key equivalents.

There are certain commands we consider essential knowledge for FileMaker developers. Weve marked these with an asterisk (*).

File Menu

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
	New Database			Alt+F+N
*	Open	-O	Ctrl+O	Alt+F+O
*	Open Remote	Shift--O	Ctrl+Shift+O	Alt+F+M
	Open Recent			Alt+F+T + item number
*	Close	-W	Ctrl+W	Alt+F+C
	Define
*	Database	Shift--D	Ctrl+Shift+D	Alt+F+D+D
	Value Lists			Alt+F+D+V
	File References			Alt+F+D+F
	Accounts and Privileges			Alt+F+D+A
*	Custom Functions			Alt+F+D+C
	Custom Menus			Alt+F+D+M
	File Options			Alt+F+F
	Change Password			Alt+F+W
	Print Setup			Alt+F+S
	Print	-P	Ctrl+P	Alt+F+P
	Import Records
	File			Alt+F+I+F
	Folder			Alt+F+I+D
	XML Data Source			Alt+F+I+X
	ODBC Data Source			Alt+F+I+O
	Export Records			Alt+F+E
	Save/Send Records As
	Excel			Alt+F+R+E
	PDF			Alt+F+R+P
	Send Mail			Alt+F+I
	Save a Copy As			Alt+F+Y
	Recover			Alt+F+V
*	Exit (Windows only)		Ctrl+Q	Alt+F+X

FileMaker Pro/Advanced Menu (Mac OS Only)

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
	Preferences	-,
*	Quit	-Q
	Sharing
	FileMaker Network
	Instant Web Publishing
	ODBC/JDBC

Edit Menu

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	Undo	-Z	Ctrl+Z	Alt+E+U
*	Cut	-X	Ctrl+X	Alt+E+T
*	Copy	-C	Ctrl+C	Alt+E+C
*	Paste	-V	Ctrl+V	Alt+E+P
	Paste Special			Alt+E+S
*	Clear	Del		Alt+E+E
*	Select All	-A	Ctrl+A	Alt+E+A
	Find/Replace
	Find/Replace	Shift--F	Ctrl+Shift+F	Alt+E+L+F
	Find Again	-G	Ctrl+G	Alt+E+L+A
	Replace and Find Again	Shift--G	Ctrl+Alt+G	Alt+E+L+R
	Find Selected	Shift--H	Ctrl+Alt+H	Alt+E+L+S
	Spelling
	Check Selection			Alt+E+N+S
	Check Record			Alt+E+N+R
	Check All			Alt+E+N+A
	Correct Word	Shift--Y	Ctrl+Shift+Y	Alt+E+N+W
	Select Dictionaries			Alt+E+N+D
	Edit User Dictionary			Alt+E+N+U
	Object (Windows Only)
	Links			Alt+E+O+L
	Show Object			Alt+E+O+S
	Convert			Alt+E+O+C
	Export Field Contents			Alt+E+X
	Sharing (Windows Only; Located in the FileMaker Pro/Advanced Menu on the Mac OS)
	FileMaker Network			Alt+E+H+N
	ODBC/JDBC			Alt+E+H+O
	Instant Web Publishing			Alt+E+H+W
	Preferences (Windows Only)			Alt+E+F

View Menu

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	Browse Mode	-B	Ctrl+B	Alt+V+N
*	Find Mode	-F	Ctrl+F	Alt+V+F
*	Layout Mode	-L	Ctrl+L	Alt+V+L
*	Preview Mode	-U	Ctrl+U	Alt+V+P
	Go to Layout			Alt+V+Y
	View As Form			Alt+V+M
	View As List			Alt+V+S
	View As Table			Alt+V+E
	Toolbars
	Standard			Alt+V+T+S
	Text Formatting			Alt+V+T+F
	Arrange			Alt+V+T+A
	Tools			Alt+V+T+T
	Status Bar			Alt+V+U
	Status Area	Opt--S	Ctrl+Alt+S	Alt+V+A
	Text Ruler			Alt+V+X
	Zoom In			Alt+V+I
	Zoom Out			Alt+V+O
	Page Margins			Alt+V+M
	Graphic Rulers			Alt+V+G
	Text Ruler			Alt+V+X
	Ruler Lines			Alt+V+R
	TSquares	-T	Ctrl+T	Alt+V+Q
	Object Size			Alt+V+Z
	Show
	Buttons			Alt+V+S+B
	Sample Data			Alt+V+S+S
	Text Boundaries			Alt+V+S+T
	Field Boundaries			Alt+V+S+F
	Sliding Objects			Alt+V+S+O
	Nonprinting Objects			Alt+V+S+N
	Tooltips			Alt+V+S+P

Insert Menu

Note that items marked with (L) are only available in Layout mode.

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
	Picture			Alt+I+P
	QuickTime			Alt+I+Q
	Sound			Alt+I+S
	File			Alt+I+F
	Object (Windows Only)			Alt+I+O
*	Current Date	-	Ctrl+	Alt+I+D
*	Current Time	-;	Ctrl+;	Alt+I+T
	Current User Name	Shift--N	Ctrl+Shift+N	Alt+I+U
	(Insert) from Index	-I	Ctrl+I	Alt+I+I
	(Insert) from Last Visited Record	-	Ctrl+	Alt+I+L
	Field (L)			Alt+I+F
	Part (L)			Alt+I+A
	Graphic Object (L)
	Text (L)			Alt+I+G+T
	Line (L)			Alt+I+G+L
	Rectangle (L)			Alt+I+G+R
	Rounded Rectangle (L)			Alt+I+G+U
	Oval (L)			Alt+I+G+O
	Button (L)			Alt+I+N
	Field/Control (L)			Alt+I+O
	Tab Control (L)			Alt+I+B
	Portal (L)			Alt+I+P
	Object (L, Windows Only)			Alt+I+J
	Picture (L)			Alt+I+C
	Date Symbol (L)			Alt+I+E
	Time Symbol (L)			Alt+I+I
	User Name Symbol (L)			Alt+I+S
	Page Number Symbol (L)			Alt+I+Y
	Record Number Symbol (L)			Alt+I+R
*	(Insert) Merge Field (L)	Shift--M	Ctrl+Shift+M	Alt+I+M

Format Menu

Note that items marked with (L) are only available in Layout mode.

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
	Font
	Configure/More Fonts (Windows Only)				Alt+M+F+F
	Size
	Custom			Alt+M+Z+C
	Style
*	Plain Text	Shift--P	Ctrl+Shift+P	Alt+M+S+P
*	Bold	Shift--B	Ctrl+Shift+B	Alt+M+S+B
*	Italic	Shift--I	Ctrl+Shift+I	Alt+M+S+I
*	Underline	Shift--U	Ctrl+Shift+U	Alt+M+S+U
	Word Underline			Alt+M+S+W
	Double Underline			Alt+M+S+D
	Condense			Alt+M+S+C
	Extend			Alt+M+S+E
	Strikeout			Alt+M+S+K
	Small Caps			Alt+M+S+M
	Uppercase			Alt+M+S+A
	Lowercase			Alt+M+S+L
	Title Case			Alt+M+S+T
	Superscript	Shift--		Alt+M+S+S
	Subscript	Shift--		Alt+M+S+R
	Align Text
*	Left	-[	Ctrl+[	Alt+M+A+L
*	Center	-	Ctrl+	Alt+M+A+C
*	Right	-]	Ctrl+]	Alt+M+A+R
	Full	Shift--	Ctrl+Shift+	Alt+M+A+F
	Top			Alt+M+A+T
	Center			Alt+M+A+E
	Bottom			Alt+M+A+B
	Line Spacing
	Single			Alt+M+L+S
	Double			Alt+M+L+D
	Custom			Alt+M+L+C
	Orientation
	Horizontal			Alt+M+E+H
	Sideways (Asian Only)			Alt+M+E+S
	Text Color			Alt+M+R
	Text (L)			Alt+M+X
	Number (L)			Alt+M+N
	Date (L)			Alt+M+D
	Time (L)			Alt+M+M
	Graphic (L)			Alt+M+G
	Field/Control (L)
*	Setup (L)	Shift--F	Ctrl+Shift+F	Alt+M+C+S
*	Behavior (L)	Shift--K	Ctrl+Shift+K	Alt+M+C+H
*	Borders (L)	Shift--B	Ctrl+Shift+B	Alt+M+C+B
	Portal Setup (L)			Alt+M+P
	Tab Control Setup (L)			Alt+M+B
	Button Setup (L)			Alt+M+U
	Format Painter (L)			Alt+M+O
	Set Sliding/Printing (L)			Alt+M+I
	Set Tooltip (L)			Alt+M+T

Layouts Menu (Layout Mode Only)

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	New Layout/Report	-N	Ctrl+N	Alt+L+N
	Duplicate Layout			Alt+L+U
*	Delete Layout	-E	Ctrl+E	Alt+L+D
	Go to Layout
	Next (Layout)	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+L+G+N
	Previous (Layout)	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+L+G+P
	Specify			Alt+L+G+S
	Layout Setup			Alt+L+Y
	Part Setup			Alt+L+A
	Set Layout Order			Alt+L+O
	Set Tab Order			Alt+L+T
	Set Rulers			Alt+L+R
	Save Layout	-S	Ctrl+S	Alt+L+S
	Revert Layout			Alt+L+E

Arrange Menu (Layout Mode Only)

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	Group	-R	Ctrl+R	Alt+A+G
*	Ungroup	Shift--R	Ctrl+Shift+R	Alt+A+U
*	Lock	Opt--L	Ctrl+Alt+L	Alt+A+L
*	Unlock	Shift-Opt--L	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L	Alt+A+K
	Bring to Front	Opt--[	Ctrl+Alt+[	Alt+A+F
	Bring Forward	Shift--[	Ctrl+Shift+[	Alt+A+W
	Send to Back	Opt--]	Ctrl+Alt+]	Alt+A+B
	Send Backward	Shift--]	Ctrl+Shift+]	Alt+A+C
	Rotate	Opt--R	Ctrl+Alt+R	Alt+A+R
	Align
*	Left Edges	Opt--	Ctrl+Alt+	Alt+A+N+L
	Centers			Alt+A+N+C
*	Right Edges	Opt--	Ctrl+Alt+	Alt+A+N+R
*	Top Edges	Opt--	Ctrl+Alt+	Alt+A+N+T
	Middles			Alt+A+N+M
*	Bottom Edges	Opt--	Ctrl+Alt+	Alt+A+N+B
	Distribute
	Horizontally			Alt+A+D+H
	Vertically			Alt+A+D+V
	Resize To
	Smallest Width			Alt+A+S+S
	Smallest Height			Alt+A+S+M
	Smallest Width and Height			Alt+A+S+A
	Largest Width			Alt+A+S+L
	Largest Height			Alt+A+S+H
	Largest Width and Height			Alt+A+S+W
	Object Grids	-Y	Ctrl+Y	Alt+A+O

Records Menu

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	New Record	-N	Ctrl+N	Alt+R+N
*	Duplicate Record	-D	Ctrl+D	Alt+R+A
*	Delete Record	-E	Ctrl+E	Alt+R+D
	Delete Found/All Records			Alt+R+T
	Go to Record
	Next (Record)	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+R+G+N
	Previous (Record)	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+R+G+P
	Specify			Alt+R+G+S
*	Show All Records	-J	Ctrl+J	Alt+R+W
	Show Omitted Only			Alt+R+I
*	Omit Record	-T	Ctrl+T	Alt+R+O
	Omit Multiple	Shift--T	Ctrl+Shift+T	Alt+R+M
*	Modify Last Find	-R	Ctrl+R	Alt+R+F
*	Sort Records	-S	Ctrl+S	Alt+R+S
	Unsort			Alt+R+U
*	Replace Field Contents	-=	Ctrl+=	Alt+R+E
	Relookup Field Contents			Alt+R+K
	Revert Record			Alt+R+R

Requests Menu (Find Mode Only)

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	Add New Request	-N	Ctrl+N	Alt+R+N
*	Duplicate Request	-D	Ctrl+D	Alt+R+U
*	Delete Request	-E	Ctrl+E	Alt+R+D
	Go to Request
	Next Request	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+R+G+N
	Previous Request	Ctrl-	Ctrl+	Alt+R+G+P
	Specify			Alt+R+G+S
	Show All Records	-J	Ctrl+J	Alt+R+W
	Perform Find	Enter	Enter	Alt+R+P
	Constrain Found Set			Alt+R+C
	Extend Found Set			Alt+R+E
	Revert Request			Alt+R+R

Scripts Menu

	Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
*	ScriptMaker	Shift--S	Ctrl+Shift+S	Alt+S+S

Tools (FileMaker Pro Advanced Only)

Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
Debug Scripts			Alt+T+D
Debugging Controls
Step	F5	F5	Alt+T+E+S
Step Into	F6	F6	Alt+T+E+T
Step Out	F7	F7	Alt+T+E+O
Run	F8	F8	Alt+T+E+R
Halt Script	-F8	Ctrl+F8	Alt+T+E+H
Set Next Step	-Shift-F5	Ctrl+Shift+F5	Alt+T+E+N
Set Breakpoint	-F9	Ctrl+F9	Alt+T+E+B
Remove Breakpoints	-Shift-F9	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Alt+T+E+M
(Enter) ScriptMaker	-F10	Ctrl+F10	Alt+T+E+P
Data Viewer			Alt+T+V
Custom Menus
Define Custom Menus			Alt+T+C+M
Database Design Report			Alt+F+G
Developer Utilities			Alt+T+U
File Maintenance			Alt+T+A

Window Menu

Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
New Window			Alt+W+N
Show Window			Alt+W+S
Hide Window			Alt+W+H
Minimize Window	-H	Ctrl+H	Alt+W+M
Tile Horizontally		Shift+F4	Alt+W+T
Tile Vertically			Alt+W+V
Cascade Windows		Shift+F5	Alt+W+C
Arrange Icons			Alt+W+I

Help Menu

Menu Item or Submenu	Mac OS Key	Windows Key	Windows Alt
FileMaker Help	-?	Ctrl+?	Alt+H+H