Aug 08, 2022 09:53 PM
In Filemaker I was able to set my field names to list alphabetically or in creation order or in custom order.
Is there a way for me to have my field names list alphabetically?
Aug 09, 2022 04:50 AM
Welcome to the community, @Jenny_Arntzen!
You can sort the fields in alphabetical order by clicking on “Manage Fields” in the toolbar.
Unfortunately, you can not sort the fields in creation order nor a custom order.
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Aug 09, 2022 07:37 AM
Hi Scottworld! Nice to meet a Filemaker + Airtabler!
When I look at Manage Fields I cannot see a button to click for sorting alphabetical - am I missing something? Or am I supposed to do it manually?
Thanks!
Aug 09, 2022 07:53 AM
Click on the column header.
Aug 09, 2022 09:44 AM
I tried that - I am using the online app - the desktop app scrolling was too annoying. I wonder if it isn’t working in the online version?
Aug 09, 2022 11:06 AM
Oh! I see - the fields sort alphabetically automatically in Manage Fields :slightly_smiling_face:
Aug 09, 2022 11:10 AM
Maybe that’s the default, but they actually sort based on whichever column header you click on, and you can choose to sort ascending or descending for each column.
