Tutorial
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Find records based on criteria in a single field
- Find records based on criteria in separate fields
- Find records that match multiple criteria in the same field
- Find records that match a range of criteria in the same field
- Narrow your search
- Save a find request for later use
- Find records using a Saved Find
- Sort your found set
- Add a new record in List View
- For more information
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Making databases relational
- Lesson 11 Sharing and exchanging data
- Lesson 12 Protecting data in FileMaker Pro
- Lesson 13 Keeping your data safe
Lesson 6
Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
You can easily create layouts to view and print information in many different ways.
In this lesson, you will create:
1 a list of your records
1 mailing labels
1 a form letter
Create a columnar list
A columnar list shows many records simultaneously. Each row is one record. Each column holds one
category of data, such as Last Name or Phone Number.
1. Open Sample Copy.fp7.
2. Click Edit Layout in the layout bar.
3. Click New Layout/Report in the status toolbar.
4. For Layout Name, type List of Members.
5. Select List/Report for the new layout type and click Next.
6. Select Columnar List/Report if it is not already selected, then click Next.
7. Double-click each of the following fields in the order you want the fields to appear in the list:
1 Last Name
1 First Name
1 Company
1 Membership Type
These fields move to the Layout fields list.