Development Guide

Chapter 3 | Designing databases for FileMaker Go 17
Screen dimensions
To optimize your design for both portrait and landscape orientation, limit the width of the layout to the
screen width for the portrait orientation. This way, users don’t have to scroll right or left to see the data.
Try to keep the information that needs to be most visible within the screen dimensions that are
shared between portrait and landscape orientations.
Use auto-resizing settings in FileMaker Pro to optimize the layout for portrait and landscape rotations.
Choosing fonts
When choosing fonts, consider which platform you are designing for. Some fonts have different
behavior for different platforms.
The following fonts are suggestions, not recommendations. Not all fonts are supported on the
desktop or on devices, and the fonts that are supported on iOS are likely to change over time. Be
sure to test your databases on all platforms you plan to use.
iPhone and iPod touch iPad
Arial
Arial Rounded MT Bold
Courier
Courier New
Georgia
Helvetica
Helvetica Neue
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
Verdana
Cochin
American Typewriter
Apple Gothic
Marker Felt
Thonburi
Zapfino
Arial
Arial Rounded MT Bold
Courier
Courier New
Georgia
Helvetica
Helvetica Neue
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
Verdana
Academy Engraved LET
Baskerville
Chalkduster
Optima
Palatino
Gill Sans
Futura
Cochin
Snell RoundHand
Didot
American Typewriter
Apple Gothic
Copperplate
Hoefler Text
Marker Felt
Papyrus
Party LET
Thonburi
Zapfino