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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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To format a repeating field:
1. In Layout mode, select one or more repeating fields.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.
3. In the Field area, for Show repetitions, enter the range of the repeating values that you
want to display.
4. Choose an orientation for displaying the field repetitions from the orientation list.
You can choose Vertical to stack the repetitions in a column, or Horizontal to position the
repetitions side by side in a row.
5. Press Enter or Tab, or click outside the Inspector to apply the changes.
Notes
• FileMaker Pro stores the data in all repetitions of a repeating field even if you change the
formatting of the field so that not all of the repetitions are visible.
• To reshape or resize all visible occurrences of a repeating field, use the handles that appear
around the first occurrence. For more information, see
Resizing and reshaping objects.
• To help distinguish between individual repetitions, you can add borders between individual
cells of a repeating field. For more information, see
Adding borders, fill, and baselines to
fields.
Adding tooltips on layouts
You can add tooltips to layout objects. Tooltips appear as small yellow boxes when a user moves the
pointer over an object in Browse or Find modes. Tooltips can be static text or the results of a
calculation.
To add, change, or delete tooltips:
1. In Layout mode, select the object to which you want to add a tooltip.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Position.
3. In the Position area, do the following.
4. Press Enter or Tab, or click outside the Inspector to apply the changes.
Tip In Layout mode, choose View menu > Show > Tooltips to identify objects with tooltips. Objects
with tooltips display a
badge in Layout mode.
To Do this
Create a tooltip that displays
static text
Type the text you want to appear as the tooltip in the Tooltip field.
Create a tooltip that displays
the results of a
calculation
Click .
In the Specify Calculation dialog box, build a formula for your
calculation. Click OK.
Change the tooltip Modify the tooltip text as required.
Delete the tooltip Delete the tooltip text.