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Chapter 3 | Creating databases 94
Specifying formats for container fields
You can control how FileMaker Pro displays images and file icons in container fields.
Note The following instructions also apply to formatting graphic objects that you insert onto a layout.
1. In Layout mode, select one or more container fields or inserted graphics.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.
3. In the Data Formatting area, click Graphic , then select the formats you want to use.
For more information about specifying formats for container fields, see Help.
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.
For more information about formatting fields and text for vertical writing, see Help.
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.
Choose how to align the graphic
horizontally within the field
Choose how to fit the
graphic in the frame
Choose how to align the graphic
vertically within the field
Choose how you want photos and
interactive media displayed