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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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• You can set up a layout background to display the current record or alternating records in a
different fill color in
List View. See Specifying the display state for an object.
• When you fill a layout part with an image, the image is stored in the FileMaker Pro file. The
image then appears in every record that uses the layout and “fills” the entire width of the
FileMaker
Pro window when it is resized. You can also insert an image as a static object on
a layout, which lets you reference the image from another file. See
Inserting graphics onto a
layout.
• You can insert graphics as data into container fields. Do this when you have a different
graphic for each record, such as employee photos in an employee directory database. See
Inserting graphics into container fields.
• If a file was created in a version earlier than FileMaker Pro 12 and contained object border
effects, effect settings appear in the Line menu. You can’t use the Line menu to apply
effects to other objects, but you can copy and paste effect styles between fields. See
Copying formatting attributes between layout objects, parts, or backgrounds. To remove
field effects, apply a different line style from the Line menu.
• To determine the RGB value of a color, in Layout mode, click the Fill color palette in the
formatting bar and choose Other Color. In OS X, select the Color Sliders tab. Values are
shown for each of the basic colors.
Related topics
Drawing and inserting objects on a layout
Selecting and working with objects on a layout
Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
Filling objects, layout parts, or the layout background with a color
gradient
A color gradient blends two or more colors in an object, layout part, or across the layout background.
To fill an object, a layout part, or the layout background with a color gradient:
1. In Layout mode, select one or more objects, a part label, or click anywhere in the layout
background to select it.
See Selecting objects.
Note To select the layout background, ensure no objects or parts are selected.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance.
3. To change the appearance of the object or the body part when it’s in a particular state (for
example, when a button is pressed), choose from the object state drop-down list (near the
top of the Appearance tab).
See Specifying the display state for an object.
4. In the Graphic area, for Fill, choose Gradient.
Note To display the layout background, one or more layout parts must be transparent. See
Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout background.
You see the gradient control.