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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Notes
• Resizing the first repetition of a repeating field resizes all repetitions.
• Resizing a grouped object resizes all the objects in the group. For more information about
grouping objects, see
Grouping and ungrouping objects.
• To easily align and distribute objects, you can use the buttons in the Arrange & Align area of
the Inspector or the menu commands and shortcut menus in the Arrange menu. See
Aligning or distributing objects.
Related topics
Moving and resizing panel controls
Moving and resizing popovers
Setting auto-resize options for layout objects
You can set objects to automatically resize or move horizontally or vertically when the FileMaker Pro
window is resized. Horizontal settings also apply to
Preview mode and printing when the page size
is wider than the size of the layout being viewed or printed.
When layout objects are set to resize, they maintain a constant distance from the object to which
they are anchored. This allows objects to move, expand, or contract when the FileMaker
Pro
window is resized.
Resize the selected objects to match all widths (or all heights) to the
smallest (or largest) object, in one step.
Click one of the Resize
buttons in the Arrange &
Align area of the Position
tab of the Inspector.
If you don’t see the
Inspector, click Inspector
in the layout bar.
Resize the selected objects, keeping the difference in their lengths or
widths the same.
Press Ctrl+Shift (Windows)
or Option-Shift (OS
X) as
you drag a handle.
The opposite edges of the
objects remain fixed in the
same position as you resize
the objects.
Precisely resize the selection Use the rulers, guides and
dynamic guides, grid, and
Position area of the
Inspector. For more
information, see
Using tools
to precisely position objects.
Override the grid when dragging a handle Press Alt (Windows) or
Command
(OS X) as you
drag a handle. For more
information, see
Using the
rulers and grid.
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