FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Set font, style, size, color,
line spacing, and alignment
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Laying out and arranging information 3-65
Keep these points in mind:
1 Be sure to size the date field on the layout according to the length of
the date. For example, the date Wednesday, May 5, 1999 needs more
room than 5/5/99.
1 You can also set the format for the system date symbol (//). Select the
symbol first. See “Displaying special information” on page 3-83.
1 When you work with a file created with different system formats and
you want to use the formats set on your computer, choose Use System
Formats from the Format menu. See appendix B, “Working with
international files.”
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E date fields
Choose options for day,
month, date, year, and
separator characters
Formatting time values in individual fields
Format times in time fields, or calculation, summary, or global fields
that have a time result.
1. In Layout mode, select a time field, and then choose Time from the
Format menu.
To format more than one time field at a time, Shift-click each field to
format, and then choose Time from the Format menu.