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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
To enhance the appearance and usability of your layout, you can add or customize:
• the background color or fill of fields
• borders around fields
• the shape of each corner of a field
• the text baselines of fields
To add borders, fill, and baselines to fields:
1. In Layout mode, select one or more fields.
See Selecting objects.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance.
3. In the Graphic or Text area, select the options you want to use.
The options you choose affect the appearance of the selected fields in all modes.
To Do this
Add a fill color to
fields
In the Graphic area, for Fill, choose a color or specify a color gradient or image.
See
Filling objects, layout parts, or the layout background with a color gradient or
Filling objects, layout parts, or the layout background with an image.
Add borders to
fields and set
their attributes
In the Graphic area, for Line, choose a style (Solid, Dashed, or Dotted) from the
pop-up menu. Then specify a line width and choose a line color. Choose All
borders, or choose any combination of Left border, Top border, Right border,
or Bottom border.
Add borders
between
repeating fields
or portal rows
Click .
Change the
shape of field
corners
In the Graphic area, for Corner radius, choose each corner that you want to
have a rounded appearance, and specify a value in points. The larger the value,
the more a corner is rounded.
Tip If you are designing databases for FileMaker Go, use Corner radius to
optimize the spacing between adjoining fields.
Add text
baselines and set
their attributes
In the Text area, select Text baselines, and then choose a baseline style from
the pop-up menu, specify a width, or choose a color.