Help

Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
F
ILEMAKER PRO HELP 300
Protecting objects from change
You can prevent objects from being changed, edited, moved, or deleted from a layout by locking
them.
To lock objects on a layout:
1. In Layout mode, select the objects you want to lock.
For more information, see Selecting objects.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Position.
3. In the Arrange & Align area, click Lock .
The handles of each selected object turn gray to indicate that the object is locked.
To unlock objects:
• Select the locked objects, then click Unlock .
Notes
• Locking a field in Layout mode does not prevent changes to the information in Browse
mode. For details on securing data, see
Protecting databases.
• When you copy or duplicate a locked object, the copy isn't locked.
• When you group objects that include a locked object, the grouped object is locked. For more
information on grouping objects, see
Grouping and ungrouping objects.
• Locking doesn't prevent changes to the stacking order. See Moving objects forward or
backward on a layout.
• You can lock panel controls:
• Objects on panel controls won’t be locked unless you lock the panel control.
• When you lock a slide control, its position and appearance can’t be changed. However,
you can continue to make changes in the Slide Control Setup window.
• Locked objects can’t be set to automatically resize when the window is resized. See Setting
auto-resize options for layout objects.
Naming objects
You can assign names to objects and grouped objects. Some script steps and functions use these
names to specify which object to act upon.
Scale the image either always up,
always down, or either up or down
to fit within its boundaries
From the Format list, choose Reduce image to fit, Enlarge
image to fit, or Reduce or enlarge image to fit.
Unless you also select Maintain original proportions, the
image is distorted to fit the proportions of its boundaries.
Set the image’s horizontal and
vertical alignment
For Alignment, choose horizontal and vertical alignments.
To Do this