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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 1262
Notes and tips
• To select more than one field name in the field lists, Shift-click to select contiguous fields.
Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (OS
X) to select non-contiguous fields.
• You can’t enter or edit data using merge fields; use another layout for that purpose.
Related topics
Creating a layout
Printing envelopes
Specify Label Contents (New Layout/Report assistant)
In this panel of the New Layout/Report assistant, you place the fields and text you want to print on
each label.
Important FileMaker Pro formats fields on a Labels layout as merge fields. Merge fields are
enclosed by double angle brackets (<< and >>). Make sure to select these brackets along with the
field name if you move or delete a field name on the layout. Don't insert punctuation or other text
inside the brackets unless it's part of the field name.
Notes and tips
• To select more than one field name in the field lists, Shift-click to select contiguous fields.
Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (OS
X) to select non-contiguous fields.
• You can’t enter or edit data using merge fields; use another layout for that purpose.
• When you modify the alignment of text in vertical labels, adjustments to the left move text up
and adjustments to the right move text down.
Related topics
Creating a layout
To Do this
Place fields on
the label
In Available fields, double-click each field you want, in the order you want them to
appear. (Or, select one or more fields, then click Add Field.)
To choose a field in another table, first choose the table from the list, and then place
the field. You can also create a new field or table by choosing Manage Database
from the list of tables.
Move a field to a
new line
In Label contents, click to place the insertion point before the field you want to move
(before the angle bracket delimiters <<). Then press Enter (Windows) or Return
(OS
X).
Place text or
punctuation
between fields
In Label contents, click where you want the text or punctuation, then type what you
want.
Remove a field
from the label
In Label contents, select the field name and the delimiters (<< and >>), then press
Backspace (Windows) or Delete (OS
X).
Remove all fields
and text from the
label
Click Clear All.