FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Laying out and arranging information 3-53
All objects have a border. (The border of a line is the line itself.) All
objects except lines have a fill, the area within the border. You can
change the border’s width, color, and pattern, and the fill’s color and
pattern before or after you draw an object.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E objects, creating
Drawing objects in a layout
Before you draw an object, you select the appropriate drawing tool in the
tool panel. FileMaker Pro uses the preset line width, pen color, and
pattern, and it fills the object with the current fill pattern and color (for
all objects except lines). You can change these attributes before or after
you draw the object. (See “Changing the appearance of objects” on page
3-50.)
Status area control
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No tools visible? If you don’t see the status area with the tool panel on the
left of the window, choose Layout from the Mode menu, and then click
the status area control at the bottom of the screen.
To draw a Do this
Line, or
straight horizontal,
vertical, or
diagonal line
Rectangle or
square
Select the line tool, and then position the center of the crosshair pointer
at the line’s starting point. Drag the pointer until the line is the length
you want. For a straight horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, hold
down Shift and drag the pointer until the line is the length you want.
Select the rectangle tool. Position the center of the crosshair pointer
where you want any corner of the rectangle or square to start.
For a rectangle, drag the pointer diagonally until the rectangle is the
size you want. For a square, hold down Option and drag the pointer
diagonally until the square is the size you want.
Rounded rectangle Select the rounded rectangle tool. Position the center of the crosshair
pointer where you want any corner of the rounded rectangle to start.
Drag the pointer diagonally until the rectangle is the size you want.
Oval or
circle
Select the oval tool. Position the center of the crosshair pointer where
you want the oval or circle to start.
For an oval, drag the pointer in any direction until the oval is the size
you want. For a circle, hold down Option and drag the pointer in any
direction until the circle is the size you want.