FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Laying out and arranging information 3-81
To control the size and position of the borders before typing:
1. In Layout mode, select the text tool, and then position the pointer
where you want the text to begin.
2. Drag the pointer until the border is the size you want.
3. Type the text.
Keep these points in mind:
1 The text appears in the current font, style, line spacing, color, and
alignment. To set or change text attributes, see “Changing the
appearance of text” on page 3-88.
1 To set an option to keep layout tools selected until you select another
tool, see “Setting layout preferences” on page 9-3.
1 FileMaker Pro adds text to a layout in different places, depending on
what you select.
When you select Text appears
Nothing on the layout and start
typing
In the last place you clicked.
A text object and start typing In place of the selected text object.
An object (such as an oval) and start
typing
Within the boundaries of the selected object (the
text isn’t actually inside the object but layered in
front of it).
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E text, entering
E text tool