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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout
background
You edit a layout by working with the objects on the layout — positioning and arranging them,
resizing them, and making other changes to their appearance. You can change the formatting
attributes of layout parts and the layout background by, for example, changing their fill settings. You
can also work with fields — controlling how a field looks and behaves as well as how data appears
in the field.
For information about creating layouts, working with layout parts, and adding fields, objects,
popovers, and panel controls to layouts, see
Creating and managing layouts and reports.
Selecting and working with objects on a layout
An object is a discrete element: a field, a text block, a graphic object (such as an oval or imported
picture), a button, a portal (for displaying rows of related records), a panel control (for grouping
objects together in tab panels or slide panels), a popover button and a popover (for grouping fields
and other objects), a chart, or a web viewer. You can select, move, resize, delete, copy, format,
name, and change an object once you have created it.
For information on creating objects, see Adding fields to a layout, Drawing and inserting objects on a
layout, Using buttons with scripts, Adding a tab control, Creating charts from data, and Adding a web
viewer.
Selecting objects
To work with an object on a layout, select it in Layout mode. You see small squares, or handles,
surrounding the selected objects.
For information about selecting text, see Selecting a field in Browse mode or Find mode and Making
text bold, italic, highlighted, or setting other styles. For information about selecting objects on panel
controls, see Selecting and working with objects on panel controls. For information about selecting
objects on popovers, see Selecting and working with objects on popovers.
To select one or more objects on a layout:
1. In Layout mode, click the Selection tool in the status toolbar.
The pointer becomes an arrow pointer.
2. Do one of the following.
To In Layout mode, do this
Select one object With the arrow pointer, click the object.
Select several objects at
once
• Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that includes the
objects. The selection box does not have to completely surround the
objects. To avoid including partially selected objects, press Ctrl
(Windows) or Command (OS
X) as you drag.
• Or, press Shift as you click each object individually.
Select all objects on the
layout
Choose Edit menu > Select All.