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Creating and managing layouts and reports
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Notes
• When you print layouts containing panel controls, only the front-most tab panel or slide
panel prints.
• When you check spelling, only the text on the front-most panel is checked.
• If you save records as an Excel file, only fields that are on the front-most panel are saved. If
you want more control over which fields appear in the Excel file, then export records
instead. See
Exporting data from FileMaker Pro.
• The objects on a tab panel or slide panel have their own stacking order within that panel.
See
Moving objects forward or backward on a layout.
• You can define a custom tab order for objects on a tab panel or slide panel. However, when
you press the Tab key, you navigate only to objects on the front-most panel. If you want to
automate navigation to another panel, use the Go To Field script step and specify a target
field that is on the panel you want to bring to the front. For information on tab order, see
Setting the tab order for data entry.
• If a script step specifies a field that is not on the front-most panel, FileMaker Pro selects that
field and moves its panel to the front. If, however, the field also appears on the layout and
the script locates that field first, the panel does not move forward. To have the panel move
Make objects on one panel or in
different panels the same size
Select objects on one or more panels.
In the Inspector, click Position. In the Arrange & Align area,
click one of the following:
• Resize to Smallest Width
• Resize to Smallest Height
• Resize to Smallest Width and Height
• Resize to Largest Width
• Resize to Largest Height
• Resize to Largest Width and Height
Copy an object Select an object, choose Edit menu > Copy, then choose Edit
menu
> Paste.
Delete an object Select an object:
• Choose Edit menu > Clear.
• Or, press Backspace or Delete.
Format an object See Formatting and setting up field objects in Layout mode
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