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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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ILEMAKER PRO HELP 292
Note For information about copying, duplicating, and deleting data in your database, see Adding
and viewing data.
To copy, duplicate, or delete an object:
1. In Layout mode, select the object.
For more information, see Selecting objects.
2. Do one of the following:
Notes
• An object you cut or copy stays on the Clipboard until the next time you choose Cut or Copy
(in FileMaker
Pro or another application), restart, or turn off your computer.
• If you copy an object from one layout and paste it to a layout that uses a different theme, the
object retains the attributes from the original layout. You can choose Edit
menu > Revert
Changes to Style to remove those attributes and apply the default attributes of the new
theme. You can also use the Inspector to copy and paste object attributes. See
Copying
formatting attributes between layout objects, parts, or backgrounds.
• You can copy and duplicate locked objects, but you can't cut or delete them.
• If the other application supports it, you can quickly bring objects from that 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 desktop or OS
X Finder desktop.
• When copying a field to a layout in a different database file, FileMaker Pro looks for a
matching field name in the file that you're copying to. If a matching name is found, the
pasted field adopts the matching field’s definition. If a match is not found, only the field
characteristics are pasted.
• When copying a portal to another layout in the same database file, FileMaker Pro copies the
portal characteristics (like size, borders, and fill styles) and the relationship. When copying a
portal to a layout in a different database file, FileMaker
Pro looks for a matching relationship
To Do this
Copy (or cut) an object, then paste it
onto the same or another layout, or into
another database file
• Choose Edit menu > Copy (or Cut). Click with the
arrow pointer where you want the object centered,
then choose Edit menu
> Paste Layout Object(s)
(Windows) or Edit menu
> Paste (OS X).
• Or, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key
(OS
X), drag the pointer to a new location, and
release the mouse.
Duplicate an object • Choose Edit menu > Duplicate.
• Or, press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (OS X) as you
drag.
Note Objects that are duplicated in this way can “snap
to” the
grid, guides, and dynamic guides (see Using
the rulers and grid and Using guides and dynamic
guides).
Delete an object without replacing
what's on the Clipboard
• Choose Edit menu > Clear.
• Or, press Backspace or Delete.