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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1255
Notes and tips
• FileMaker Pro left-aligns text you add in the left positions, center-aligns text you add in the
center positions, and right-aligns text you add in the right positions.
• If you choose to include the layout name in the header or footer part, FileMaker Pro uses
the name you entered in the first panel of the assistant. If you change the layout name later,
that change is not reflected in the header or footer.
• You can type or paste up to 255 characters in the Custom Text dialog box.
• You can place one graphic (logo) in the header and one in the footer. The maximum height
of a logo is one-quarter of the current page height; the maximum width is the width of the
current page.
Related topics
Creating a layout
Specify Label Layout (New Layout/Report assistant)
In this panel of the New Layout/Report assistant, you can choose a predefined measurement based
on common label types, or specify a custom measurement.
To use predefined label dimensions that match the labels you have:
• From the Use label measurements for list, choose the label code that matches the labels
you have.
FileMaker Pro creates a Labels layout that uses the exact dimensions of label stock code you
choose. For example, choose Avery 5160 to have FileMaker
Pro use that label’s
measurements for the layout.
To add to the layout Do this
The page number when you preview or
print. (In Layout mode, you see the page
number symbol, {{PageNumber}}.)
Choose Page Number.
The current system date when you preview
or print. (In Layout mode, you see the
current date symbol, {{CurrentDate}}.)
Choose Current Date.
The layout name you specified in the first
panel of the assistant.
Choose Layout Name.
Text in a font size slightly larger than (1.5
times) the currently defined text size or the
size defined by the layout
theme.
Choose Large Custom Text.
In the Custom Text dialog box, for Custom text, type what
you want to appear in the specified location, then click OK.
Text in the same font size as the currently
defined text size or the size defined by the
layout theme.
Choose Small Custom text.
In the Custom Text dialog box, for Custom text, type what
you want to appear in the specified location, then click OK.
A graphic you insert. Choose Logo.
In the dialog box, choose a file to insert, then click Open.