FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Choose a unit of
measure for the rulers
Type the number of units for
the AutoGrid, and choose a
unit of measure
?
1 To change the unit of measure for the graphic rulers and the AutoGrid,
choose Set Rulers from the Mode menu. Make your selections and
click OK. (You can choose different units of measure for the rulers and
the AutoGrid. If you change units for the AutoGrid, you change the
increments by which objects are snapped “to” the grid.)
Note To align objects to each other, see “Aligning objects to each other”
on page 3-48.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E objects, positioning
E text ruler
Editing objects and data quickly using the context menu
You can quickly edit an object or data by choosing editing commands
directly from the context menu. You can display the context menu for all
objects in Layout mode and for fields and selected text in Browse mode.
In Layout mode, hold down Control, and then click and hold down the
mouse button while the pointer is on an object to edit. In Browse mode,
hold down Control, and then click and hold down the mouse button
while the pointer is on a field or data to edit.