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 68
Using the Inspector to format objects
In Layout mode, you can use the Inspector to view and modify the settings for objects. Each tab
focuses on a different aspect of formatting. Hold your pointer over options in each tab to see a
description of what they do.
To open the Inspector:
1 Click Inspector in the layout bar.
1 Choose View menu > Inspector.
You can open multiple Inspector windows to make it easier to work on a layout. For example,
display the Data tab of an Inspector window and the Appearance tab of another Inspector window
to have access to the options on each tab. To open another Inspector window, choose View
menu
> New Inspector.
Click the tabs to format
different aspects of an object
Enter settings for an object’s
position on the layout
Anchor the object to the top,
bottom, left, or right side of the
window (in Browse or Find mode)
or the left or right (in Preview mode
or when printing)
Select settings for an object’s
relative position, and for
resizing an object
Select settings for
printing and previewing
objects
Select settings for working with
the grid