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Creating and managing layouts and reports
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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 274
• You can set layout parts to shrink when the fields in them slide up. Headers, footers, title
headers, and title footers never shrink or slide up. Don't set a part to shrink on a layout that
requires fixed vertical spacing, like labels.
All objects slide left (or up) corresponding to the amount of space that the fields to the left of (or
above) the objects shrink. However, sliding does not remove empty space you leave between fields,
or other empty spaces on parts. For example, if you create a body part with one inch of space below
the lowest object, and set all the objects to slide and the part to shrink, FileMaker
Pro leaves one
inch below the lowest object when you print.
To set sliding options:
Note The effects of the sliding options you set only appear in Preview mode and printouts, not in
Browse mode.
1. In Layout mode, select both the objects you want to slide and the left-most (or top-most)
field that you want the other objects to slide into so it can shrink.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Position.
3. In the Sliding & Visibility area, select the sliding options you want.
4. To see the effects of the sliding options you set, choose Preview from the Mode pop-up
menu at the bottom of the document window.
For more information, see Previewing data on a layout.
To modify or remove the sliding options for objects:
1. In Layout mode, select the objects you want to change.
To Select this option
Reduce the width of the selected fields to the minimum
needed for their data, and then slide all selected objects
left based on the amount of space the fields shrink.
Sliding left
Reduce the height of the selected fields to the minimum
needed for their data, and then slide all selected objects
up based on the field above that shrinks the least.
Note This option maintains consistent vertical spacing
among columns and repeating fields.
Sliding up based on, and click All
objects above
Reduce the height of the selected fields to the minimum
needed for their data, and then slide all selected objects
up based on the amount of space the fields directly
above shrink.
Note This option allows the spacing in a column to
adjust independently of other columns and repeating
fields.
Sliding up based on, and click Only
objects directly above
Close up the space in the layout part that contains the
selected fields. To slide the part up relative to all objects,
set this option for all the objects that are sliding up. To
slide the part up relative to a single object, set this option
for that object only.
Also resize enclosing part