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Creating and managing layouts and reports
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• once for each record
• only at the top of each page
• only before or after groups of sorted records (for example, to include a subtotal for each
group of records)
Each layout must have at least one part. Layout parts can contain fields, portals, buttons, text, charts
and other objects. In
Layout mode, gray horizontal lines mark the division between layout parts (part
boundaries).
Part labels display horizontally or vertically on the left side of a layout.
To switch part labels between the vertical and horizontal position:
• click located at the bottom of the FileMaker Pro window
• Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (OS X) a part label
Tip To display a vertical part label horizontally for a moment, hold down the mouse button on a
vertical part label. When you release the mouse, the label returns to the vertical position.
Parts are assigned styles that are defined by the theme of the layout. You can use the Inspector to
customize part styles. See Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the
layout background.
Note The New Layout/Report assistant automatically creates the appropriate layout parts
depending on the choices you make. You can add, change, or delete layout parts after you finish the
assistant as needed. For information on creating layouts, see
Creating a layout.
About layout part types
The following sections describe each layout part type.
Non-summary layout parts
Title header: Appears only once at the top of the first screen or page and replaces the normal
header (if one is specified). In reports, can be used to print a separate title page. You can have only
one title header in a layout.
Any fields in the title header preview and print data from the first record in the found set.
Header: Appears at the top of every screen or page (unless you add a title header, which
supersedes the header on the first page). Use for titles or column headings (in columnar reports).
You can have only one header in a layout.
Any fields in the header preview and print data from the first record on that page.
Body: Each object you put in the body, including fields, text objects, and graphics, appears once for
each record in the found set. You can have only one body in a layout.
Horizontal part label
Part boundaries