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Creating and managing layouts and reports
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Notes
• You can also insert graphics as data into container fields. Do this when you have a different
graphic for each record, such as employee photos in an employee directory database table.
See
Inserting graphics into container fields.
• You can insert a graphic via copy and paste: copy a graphic in another application, switch to
FileMaker
Pro, and then paste the graphic onto a layout.
• If your system and other applications support it, you can quickly bring a graphic or movie
from another application into FileMaker
Pro by dragging the object from the other
application's window onto the FileMaker
Pro layout. You can also drag objects from a layout
to another application or to the Windows or OS
X desktop.
Working with panel controls on layouts
Use panel controls to simplify entering and viewing data. Panel controls are layout objects that allow
you to group objects on tab panels or slide panels on a layout.
You can use a panel control instead of several layouts, or to help organize one layout with many
fields. For example, customer information from several tables can be grouped into a tab control, with
tab panels for categories such as personal contact information, business contact information, and
purchasing information for different products.
To move between tab panels in FileMaker Pro, click the tabs at the top of a tab control. In
FileMaker
Go, tap the tabs to move between tab panels.
To move through slide panels in FileMaker Pro, click the dots at the bottom of a slide control. In
FileMaker
Go, swipe panels using one finger or tap to the left or right of the dots. (Moving through
slide panels by swiping is supported in FileMaker
Go only.)
Related topics
Formatting panel controls
Adding a tab control
You can add a tab control to a layout to organize objects and make data entry easier.
1. In Layout mode, choose the layout you want from the Layout pop-up menu.
2. In the status toolbar, do the following:
• Windows: Click the arrow next to the Tab Control tool or the Slide Control tool
and choose Tab Control, then drag the crosshair to draw the tab control.
• OS X: Click and hold the Tab Control tool or the Slide Control tool and
choose Tab Control, then drag the crosshair to draw the tab control.
Tip You can also add a tab control by choosing Insert menu > Tab Control.
3. To name the tab, in the Tab Control Setup dialog box, do one of the following:
• For Tab Name, type a name for this tab panel.
• Click Specify to create a tab label based on a calculation. See Specify Calculation
dialog box.
4. Click Create.