FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Managing layouts
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Laying out and arranging information 3-23
1 To change the placement of records (across first or down first) and the
number of columns, choose the layout from the layout pop-up menu,
and then choose Layout Setup from the Mode menu. Change the
options, and then click OK. (To remove the column setup, deselect
Print in columns.)
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E records, in columns
In Layout mode, you can change layouts without changing the
information in the associated database file.
To Do this
Switch layouts Choose a different layout from the layout pop-up menu.
Duplicate a layout,
to design a new one
From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to duplicate, and then
choose Duplicate Layout from the Mode menu. A duplicate of the layout
appears last in the layout pop-up menu, with Copy appended to the
name. (Depending on the layout, you may want to duplicate it before
making changes.)
Delete a layout From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to delete. Choose
Delete Layout from the Mode menu, and then click Delete in the alert
message. A database must have at least one layout at any time, so you
can delete all layouts except the last remaining one. You can’t undo
deleting a layout.
Rename a layout From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to rename, and then
choose Layout Setup from the Mode menu. For Name, type a new name,
and then click OK.
Reorder layouts in
the layout pop-up
menu
Include or exclude
the layout in the
layout pop-up
menu
Choose Set Layout Order from the Mode menu. Drag the layout name to
the position you want, and then click OK.
In a multiuser database, only the host can reorder layouts, and only
when the database isn’t being shared.
Choose Set Layout Order from the Mode menu, and then choose a
layout. To include the layout, select Include in layouts menu. To exclude
the layout, deselect this option. You see a checkmark next to the name
of a layout that’s included in the layout pop-up menu.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E layouts, managing
E layout pop-up menu