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Laying out and arranging information 3-23

1 To change the placement of records (across first or down first) and the

number of columns, choose the layout from the layout pop-up menu,

and then choose Layout Setup from the Mode menu. Change the

options, and then click OK. (To remove the column setup, deselect

Print in columns.)

Managing layouts

In Layout mode, you can change layouts without changing the

information in the associated database file.

Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:

E records, in columns

To Do this

Switch layouts Choose a different layout from the layout pop-up menu.

Duplicate a layout,

to design a new one

From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to duplicate, and then

choose Duplicate Layout from the Mode menu. A duplicate of the layout

appears last in the layout pop-up menu, with Copy appended to the

name. (Depending on the layout, you may want to duplicate it before

making changes.)

Delete a layout From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to delete. Choose

Delete Layout from the Mode menu, and then click Delete in the alert

message. A database must have at least one layout at any time, so you

can delete all layouts except the last remaining one. You can’t undo

deleting a layout.

Rename a layout From the layout pop-up menu, choose the layout to rename, and then

choose Layout Setup from the Mode menu. For Name, type a new name,

and then click OK.

Reorder layouts in

the layout pop-up

Choose Set Layout Order from the Mode menu. Drag the layout name to

the position you want, and then click OK.

In a multiuser database, only the host can reorder layouts, and only

when the database isn’t being shared.

Include or exclude

the layout in the

layout pop-up

Choose Set Layout Order from the Mode menu, and then choose a

layout. To include the layout, select Include in layouts menu. To exclude

the layout, deselect this option. You see a checkmark next to the name

of a layout that’s included in the layout pop-up menu.

Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:

E layouts, managing

E layout pop-up menu