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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Notes
• How format settings are displayed is determined by whether you save styles at the layout
level or the theme level.
• The maximum length for theme names is 100 characters.
• You can’t save changes to the Classic theme. You must choose Save as New Theme.
• You can undo and redo changes to themes until you save the theme or create a new theme,
or until another user or window changes the theme in a shared file.
Related topics
Renaming a layout theme
Saving a layout theme
Importing layout themes
Managing layout themes
You can use the Manage Themes dialog box to view a list of all the themes in a file as well as the
number of layouts that use each theme. You can rename custom themes, duplicate themes in the
list, and delete themes from the file.
To manage themes:
1. Choose File menu > Manage > Themes.
You see a list of all the themes available in the file. Predefined themes (themes that come with
FileMaker
Pro) are enclosed in brackets (for example, [Cool]). The # of Layouts column shows
the number of layouts that use each theme.
To Choose
Save the style changes you
made at the theme level
Save Changes to Theme. Changes are applied to all layouts in
the file that use this theme. (See
How FileMaker Pro displays
formatting attributes.)
Note The default themes that come with FileMaker Pro appear
in square brackets ([
]) in the Manage Themes dialog box. When
you save changes to a default theme, the name of the theme
remains the same, but the square brackets are removed in the
Manage Themes dialog box indicating theme attributes are
different from the original default settings. You can reapply a
FileMaker
Pro theme at any time. See Changing the theme of a
layout.
Save the changes you
made in a new theme and
leave the theme you started
with unchanged
Save as New Theme, then type a new name, and click OK.
Give the theme a different
name
Rename Theme, then type a new name, and click OK.
Remove any changes since
the last time you saved
styles at the theme level
Revert Changes to Theme.