User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using FileMaker Pro
- About fields and records
- Opening and closing files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing files
- Backing up files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Designing and creating solutions
- Planning a solution
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with layout themes
- Working with layout object, part, and background styles
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with layout parts
- Creating and editing charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing solutions on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting files
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Using FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Index
Chapter 3 | Designing and creating solutions 61
Keep the following points in mind:
1 When you change a layout’s theme, FileMaker Pro applies the attributes of the new theme to
all objects on the layout except the following:
1 The font and font size remain from the original layout or theme.
1 Buttons created using versions of FileMaker Pro earlier than version 12 retain their original
formatting.
1 Objects on the layout background that are filled with an image, or a layout background that
is filled with an image, retain the image.
1 You may need to resize layout parts and layout objects after a theme is applied for the layout
to display properly.
1 If you’re creating a layout to be used with FileMaker Go, choose one of the Touch themes.
1 If you’re creating a layout to be printed, choose one of the Print themes.
1 If you're making many changes to styles and intend to save them as a custom theme, start with
the Minimalist theme or Minimalist Touch theme, which has no custom styles.
1 The styles of layout objects, layout parts, and the layout background are controlled by the
layout’s theme. If the pre-designed themes do not display the styles you want, you can create
and apply a custom theme. See the next section,
“Working with layout object, part, and
background styles.”
1 To see which themes are in use in a file, or to import themes from other files, choose File
menu
>Manage >Themes.
Working with layout object, part, and background styles
Each layout theme includes default styles for the objects and layout parts that you create while
using that theme. Styles give objects and parts on a layout a consistent appearance. They also
save you the time of reassigning formatting attributes each time you create a new object or part.
A theme also includes a default style for the layout background.
Some themes include additional default styles for some objects. For objects that have multiple
components, each component has a separate style. For example, portals have a Portal style,
which formats the entire object, and a Portal: Rows style, which formats only the rows of the portal.
Select an action to
perform on the
selected theme
Themes used in the
current file
Number of layouts that
use each theme