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FileMaker Pro basics
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By default, layout objects can be moved in 1 point increments. You can use the Inspector to
place objects at intermediate values for precise sizing and placement of printed output.
• You can specify the width of a layout.
• When working in Layout mode, you can click an object’s border or anywhere inside the
object to select it.
• Objects may be positioned anywhere on a layout, even outside the layout’s visible boundary
when viewed in Browse mode. See
Changing the width of a layout.
• You can set attributes based on the current state of the object (Normal, In Focus, Hover, or
Pressed).
• If you change the width of an existing text object, the object will retain that width until you
change the width again.
• If you change the alignment of text within a text object, the object does not resize to fit the
text.
• New text objects shrink dynamically as you delete text, rather than after you exit the object.
• Borders around drop-down and calendar controls that users open in Browse mode display
the border color setting for the current state of the object.
• Activating a field in a portal will not bring it to the top of any objects that are on top of the
portal.
• To copy objects by dragging them between FileMaker Pro windows or other applications
and FileMaker
Pro, you must press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (OS X) while you drag.
Feature enhancements
• You can change the theme of an existing layout. All attributes of the layout change to the
theme defaults, and new objects added to the layout match the new theme.
• You can fill fields, layout parts, objects, tab controls, and portals with color, color gradients,
or images.
• You can set individual borders on fields, layout parts, text objects, rectangles, rounded
rectangles, buttons, portals, charts, and web viewers.
• You can set a different radius for each corner of a field.
• You can set different line attributes for the border around each tab panel in a tab control.
• New rulers, guides, and grids help you create, position, resize, and align objects.
Feature changes
• The default theme for new layouts is Millennium Cool Gray.
• The following controls were removed from FileMaker Pro, renamed, or relocated within the
Inspector:
Previous versions FileMaker Pro 12
Fill pattern Removed
You can set line styles or create patterns by tiling images for fill. See
Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the
layout background.