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Chapter 2 | Using databases 47
Labels layouts and Envelopes layouts use merge fields, which are placeholder fields for displaying
and printing only; you can’t enter data into merge fields. Merge fields expand and contract to fit
the data in the field as needed, and close up space if the field is empty.
Creating a layout for labels, vertical labels, or envelopes
1. In Layout mode, click New Layout/Report.
The New Layout/Report assistant appears. For onscreen help as you use the assistant, press
F1 (Windows) or
2-? (OS X) in each panel.
2. For Show records from, choose the table that contains the records you want to use.
3. For Layout Name, type a name for the layout.
4. Choose Printer, then choose either Labels (for data that reads top to bottom horizontally) or
Vertical Labels (for data that reads right to left vertically).
For an Envelopes layout, choose Envelopes and click Continue. Then skip to “Choosing and
formatting the merge fields.”
5. Click Continue.
6. In the Specify Label Layout panel, specify the measurements of your mailing labels:
1 To choose a predefined measurement based on common label types, for the Use label
measurements for list, choose the code that matches your labels. (You see this information
on the package your labels came in.) FileMaker
Pro creates a Labels layout that uses the
exact dimensions of the label stock code you choose.
1 To specify a custom measurement, choose Use custom measurements, and enter values
for Labels across the page, Width, and Height. Measure the unused margins on the label
stock. Then select Fixed page margins and enter values for Top, Bottom, Left, and Right.
7. Click Next.
Choosing and formatting the merge fields
1. In the next panel, for the Available fields list, double-click the first field whose data you want
on the labels or envelope.
<<field name>> appears in the Label contents or the Envelope contents area. Angle
brackets indicate that this is a merge field, and field data will display in and print on the labels
or envelope.
To include fields from related tables, choose the table from Available fields.
2. Continue selecting the fields you want on the labels or envelope.
3. Include all punctuation, blank spaces, and line breaks (to place a merge field on the next line)
that you want printed.
4. Click Finish.