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Working with fields on a layout | 127
Formatting fields and text for vertical writing
If your operating system is configured to support Japanese text entry, you can
format field objects and text objects that display Japanese text in vertical
writing format. In vertical writing, characters are displayed and read from top
to bottom, with successive columns displayed vertically from right to left. This
is useful when printing addresses on labels.
When you select one or more fields, then choose Format menu > Orientation >
Sideways (Asian text only), the characters are rotated 90 degrees counter-
clockwise within the field. The field itself is not rotated. To rotate the selected
fields, choose Arrange menu > Rotate.
Depending on how you want the text to print, you may want to change the page
orientation of the layout. To do so, choose File menu
> Print Setup (Windows)
or Page Setup (Mac OS), and change the page orientation to Landscape or
Portrait.
Allowing or preventing entry into fields
You can allow or prevent entry into a field. For example, you can restrict entry
into a field containing a serialized number, so the field can’t be modified. You
can set separate Browse mode and Find mode data entry options, which would
allow you to permit finding serialized numbers even though they can’t be
entered.
If you allow entry into a field, you can also control whether the entire contents
of the field is selected when you click or tab into the field in Browse mode or
Find mode. Otherwise, FileMaker Pro places the insertion point after the last
character in the field.
1. In Layout mode, select one or more fields.
2. Choose Format menu > Field/Control > Behavior.
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