Learning Claris FileMaker

A Helpful Tool in the Toolbox

In keeping the eyes of passersby off of important data, “Concealed edit box” helps keep your data secure.

When used in combination with other powerful security options from FileMaker, it effectively mitigates the risks of storing sensitive data.

FileMaker 15 platform has been released and with it we have seen the introduction of the ‘Concealed Edit Box’.

You can use the concealed edit box to hide sensitive information you don’t want displayed on your screen. Characters you enter are masked by a “•” symbol.

The main use developers will have for the concealed edit box will be for data such as passwords and credit card information. However there are many other potential uses for the concealed edit box.

Here are 33 potential uses for the Concealed Edit Box:

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