# \#fields **URL:** https://the.fmsoup.org/tag/fields/191.md [Latest](https://the.fmsoup.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://the.fmsoup.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://the.fmsoup.org/tags.md) --- ## [Custom Field Display Names](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/custom-field-display-names/5654)
**Author:** [@bdbd](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/bdbd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/custom-field-display-names/5654 "2026-08-21T23:41:36Z")
Has anyone figured out how to manage multi-lingual custom field display names? I can only get them to work clunkily on layouts. --- ## [Button Bars as Layout level calculations...are there performance advantages?](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/button-bars-as-layout-level-calculations-are-there-performance-advantages/732)
**Author:** [@tonywhitelive](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/tonywhitelive)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/button-bars-as-layout-level-calculations-are-there-performance-advantages/732 "2023-09-29T15:04:26Z")
Hi All, Button Bars (FileMaker 14 and above) provide Layout Level calculations. Cool! There are lots of use cases where Button Bars calculations can replace field calculations… Has anyone done performance comparisons? … --- ## [Problematic Field Names](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/problematic-field-names/3196)
**Author:** [@bdbd](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/bdbd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/problematic-field-names/3196 "2023-02-06T19:31:15Z")
I just discovered something totally unexpected this week and I absolutely wanted to share it. I worked in a customer's solution this week and saw a weird script step. I asked myself: What kind of variable name is thi… --- ## [How to know what field is clicked on when it's treated like a button](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/how-to-know-what-field-is-clicked-on-when-its-treated-like-a-button/2059)
**Author:** [@JasonMark](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/JasonMark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/how-to-know-what-field-is-clicked-on-when-its-treated-like-a-button/2059 "2021-04-24T20:31:30Z")
I have a number of fields that I want to change when I click on them, is there some way that Filemaker can be aware of what field is clicked on other than naming them? So I have Table::Field1 and Table::Field2 Right no… --- ## [Creating an FM db from an Excel binder](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/creating-an-fm-db-from-an-excel-binder/1463)
**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/creating-an-fm-db-from-an-excel-binder/1463 "2020-11-16T20:02:56Z")
Today I was sent an Excel spreadsheet that had been the primary tool for a small business. We're converting it to an FMP application. The owner explained that the spreadsheet was always very slow to work with because it …