Simplifying data entry using values or buttons

[atomicpixel]

My knowledge in Filemaker Pro is limited to say the least, but I am aware it is very powerful. I am working with a hand surgeon who has a very basic request.

He wants to be able to click a button (lets says its labeled Elbow Pain) and when he clicks it, a pre-configured string of text is entered into a text output field. So, when he clicks the Elbow Pain button, the string of text "The patient experiences elbow pain" is inserted into the field.

He wants to have a number of different buttons that have this function so that he can ask a patient typical questions, and instead of typing and answer, just simply click a button. So he may click the following buttons:

Male Patient

Elbow Pain

Occured in Sports accident

Needs pain medication

and after clicking these buttons, he gets the following results in a text document:

"The patient is a male. The patient is experiencing elbow pain. The patient first experienced pain in a sports activity. The patient should be prescribed pain medication."

What would be the best way to do this? Someone mentioned maybe not using buttons and using value lists with pop-up menus would be better? Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

-Austin

[aaa]

This is easy to do in FM. You can here use checkboxes too for answers. If you more read about the oportunity of FM you will be convince that it can be did.