FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Previewing and printing information 6-7
Keep these points in mind:
1 You can slide any object. Non-field objects, like the horizontal line in
the previous example, can slide if you place a sliding field above or
to the left of the objects. When a non-field object slides, it moves to
another place on the layout but doesn’t shrink. When a field slides, it
moves to another place on the layout and shrinks if the data doesn’t
fill the field boundaries.
1 When you slide objects or parts, FileMaker Pro prints the objects
relative to each other, not precisely as you placed them on your
layout.
1 If you leave blank space on a layout, FileMaker Pro keeps that space.
For example, if you create a body with one inch of space below the
lowest object, FileMaker Pro leaves one inch below the lowest object
when it shrinks the body.
1 You can also use merge fields to align text in form letters, envelopes,
or labels. (See “Adding merge fields” on page 3-58.) Use sliding
instead of merge fields to:
1 align non-text objects, like graphics
1 move the enclosing part up
1 align formatted fields, like value lists and repeating fields
1 enter data into the layout. If you use merge fields, you must use a
different layout for data entry.
1 Don’t slide parts up on layouts that require a fixed vertical spacing,
like labels.
1 Headers, footers, title headers, and title footers never slide up.
1 For information about sliding related fields and portals, see
“Changing the appearance of related fields and portals” on page
10-28.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E sliding objects
Sliding objects and parts
1. To slide objects left, align their top edges and align data in text fields
to the left.
See “Aligning objects to each other” on page 3-48 and “Formatting
text paragraphs” on page 3-84.