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Creating and managing layouts and reports
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• Choose Layouts menu > Go to Layout.
Note To choose a layout to appear whenever you open the current file, choose File menu > File
Options. In the Open tab, select Switch to layout. In the Specify Layout dialog box, choose the
layout you want. See
Setting file options.
Managing layouts
You can manage all your layouts in the Manage Layouts dialog box. For example, you can create
folders to group layouts; rename, duplicate, and delete layouts; and choose whether to display
layouts and folders in the
Layout pop-up menu.
To manage layouts:
1. Choose File menu > Manage > Layouts.
2. In the Manage Layouts dialog box, perform the tasks you want.
Note A badge on the icon next to a layout name indicates that a layout script trigger has
been set for the layout.
To In the status toolbar, do this
Go to the next layout Click the right arrow in the book.
Go to the previous layout Click the left arrow in the book.
Move quickly through layouts Drag the slider left or right.
Go to a specific layout Click the current layout number, type the layout number you
want, then press Enter (Windows) or Return (OS
X).
Or press Esc, type the layout number, then press Enter
(Windows) or Return (OS
X).
To On the Layouts menu, do this
Go to the next layout Choose Go to Layout > Next.
Go to the previous layout Choose Go to Layout > Previous.
Go to a specific layout Choose Go to Layout > Go To, type the layout number you
want in the Go to layout field and click OK.
Or choose a layout name from the list.
To Do this
Create a new layout Click New to display the New Layout/Report assistant. See
Creating a layout.
Create a layout
folder
Click the arrow next to New and choose Folder. In the Edit
Folder dialog box, type a folder name, and click OK. The new
folder appears in the Manage Layouts dialog box at the current
position. A folder appears as a submenu name in the Layout
pop-up menu.