Selecting database records

In Browse or List mode, you can select a single record or a group of records. You must select a record before you can move, duplicate, delete, or hide it.

Selecting records in Browse mode

To select a single record:
Click in the record anywhere other than in a field.

To select a group of records:
1 Make sure that Show Multiple is selected in the Layout menu.
Tip: If the Show Multiple option is dimmed, turn off Page View in the Window menu.
2 Select the records you want:
To select adjacent records, drag through them.
To select nonadjacent records, press the Command key while clicking each record.

Selecting records in List mode

To select a single record:
Click the row heading to the left of the record.

To select a group of records:
Select the records you want:
To select adjacent records, drag through them.
To select nonadjacent records, press Command while clicking each record.

Deselecting records

To deselect the entire selection:
Click any other record.

To deselect one record in a group of selected records:
Press Command while clicking the record.

To deselect all records:
Press the Enter key.

Related topics

  Creating and working with database records
Moving through a database
Comparing data by viewing in List mode
Finding information in a database
Database keyboard shortcuts

 
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