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Saving and managing layout themes
You can create themes in FileMaker Pro by making changes to layout styles and saving the
changes to the theme. You can create a new theme or rename the current theme. You can’t use
styles on other layouts until you save styles to a theme.
Use the Manage Themes dialog box to:
• see how many themes there are in a file
• see how many layouts each theme is applied to
• rename, duplicate, or delete themes from a file
• import themes from other FileMaker Pro files
Renaming a layout theme
You can rename custom themes that you create.
To rename a theme:
1. In Layout mode, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance.
2. Switch to a layout that uses the theme you want to rename.
3. For Theme, click or and choose Rename Theme.
4. Type a new name, then click OK.
Note You can’t undo your last action after you rename a theme.
Related topics
Saving a layout theme
Managing layout themes
Importing layout themes
Saving a layout theme
If you have changed style attributes on a layout, you can save your changes to a theme. Saving at
the theme level allows you to apply the theme and all its styles to another layout, or import the
theme and all its styles into another file. When you save a theme, you can either save changes to
the theme you modified (which can be a predefined FileMaker
Pro theme) or create a new theme.
To save a theme:
1. In Layout mode, create new styles or edit existing styles and save your changes. See
Creating new layout object, part, or background styles, Editing layout object, part, or
background styles, or Copying formatting attributes between layout objects, parts, or
backgrounds.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance.
A asterisk (*) appears after the theme name and the arrow turns red, indicating the theme
definition has changed.
3. For Theme, click and do one of the following: