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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.
3. For Hide object when, click and specify a calculation to determine when the object
should be hidden, then click OK.
4. To apply the condition for the object in Find mode, select Apply in Find mode.
Note In Layout mode, choose View menu > Show > Hide Condition to identify objects for which a
condition has been defined to hide them. Such objects display a
badge in Layout mode.
Related topics
Identifying badges on layout objects
Defining conditional formatting for layout objects
Refresh Window script step
Refresh Object script step
GetLayoutObjectAttribute function
Creating and working with styles for layout objects, parts, and the
layout background
A style is a collection of attributes, such as font, color, line style, text alignment, and so on, that
determine the appearance of a
layout. Each FileMaker Pro theme includes a default style for
every object, layout part, and layout background. Additionally, some objects have default styles
that add variety to layouts or create visual effects.
When you add objects or layout parts to a layout, FileMaker Pro uses the default style defined in
the current theme for that object type or part type. When you create a new layout, FileMaker
Pro
uses the theme's default style for the layout background.
You can change the formatting attributes for objects, parts, and the layout background, and you
can save your changes in styles to consistently apply them to other objects or parts on the
current layout. You can also create new styles and apply them to objects, parts, or the layout
background on the current layout. To use your saved styles on other layouts, save styles to a
theme.
About layout object, part, and background styles
Each layout theme includes default styles for the objects and layout parts that you create while using
that theme. Some themes have additional default styles for some objects. For example, some
themes include styles for how the dots on a slide control are displayed or for formatting rows in
portals. A theme also includes a default style for the layout background. Styles give objects and
parts on a layout a consistent appearance. They also save you the time of reassigning formatting
attributes each time you create a new object or part.
You can modify default styles or design new styles and save them for use on the current layout.
When you edit and save formatting attributes for styles that are applied to multiple objects or layout
parts, your changes are applied to all objects and parts that use those styles on the current layout.
You can also create new styles with custom names, which you can then apply to objects, layout
parts, or the layout background on the current layout. Any styles you modify and save or any custom
styles that you create apply only to the current layout.
To use your custom styles on other layouts, save your styles to a theme. You can save custom
styles to FileMaker
Pro themes or you can create new custom themes.
As you create and work with styles and themes: