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Previewing and printing information 6-7
Keep these points in mind:
1 You can slide any object. Non-field objects, like the horizontal line in
the previous example, can slide if you place a sliding field above or
to the left of the objects. When a non-field object slides, it moves to
another place on the layout but doesn’t shrink. When a field slides, it
moves to another place on the layout and shrinks if the data doesn’t
fill the field boundaries.
1 When you slide objects or parts, FileMaker Pro prints the objects
relative to each other, not precisely as you placed them on your
layout.
1 If you leave blank space on a layout, FileMaker Pro keeps that space.
For example, if you create a body with one inch of space below the
lowest object, FileMaker Pro leaves one inch below the lowest object
when it shrinks the body.
1 You can also use merge fields to align text in form letters, envelopes,
or labels. (See “Adding merge fields” on page 3-58.) Use sliding
instead of merge fields to:
1 align non-text objects, like graphics
1 move the enclosing part up
1 align formatted fields, like value lists and repeating fields
1 enter data into the layout. If you use merge fields, you must use a
different layout for data entry.
1 Don’t slide parts up on layouts that require a fixed vertical spacing,
like labels.
1 Headers, footers, title headers, and title footers never slide up.
1 For information about sliding related fields and portals, see
“Changing the appearance of related fields and portals” on page
10-28.
Sliding objects and parts
1.
To slide objects left, align their top edges and align data in text fields
to the left.
See “Aligning objects to each other” on page 3-48 and “Formatting
text paragraphs” on page 3-84.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
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