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Keep these points in mind:
1 You can import a graphic by choosing Import/Export from the File
menu, and then choosing Import Picture. See “Working with container
fields” on page 4-6.
1 You can also use OLE to link or embed an object from a different
application in a FileMaker Pro layout. See appendix D, “Linking and
embedding objects.”
1 To display a different graphic, sound, movie, or OLE object in each
record, add a container field. See “Formatting graphics in individual
container fields” on page 3-65.
1 You can also import a graphic onto a layout. When you import a
graphic, you can choose to store the graphic in the database file or
externally. If you move or delete a graphic file that’s stored
externally, FileMaker Pro can’t display the graphic on the layout. See
“Importing graphics” on page 4-6.
Working with fields in a layout
When you first define fields for a new database file, FileMaker Pro adds
them to the Standard layout, with field labels for each field. Later, you can
add fields from the database file to the current layout, delete fields you
don’t want displayed or printed from the current layout, and determine the
format in which you want data displayed in fields when the current layout
is used. (To prevent fields that you define later from being added to the
current layout, see “Setting layout preferences” on page 9-3.) A field that
doesn’t appear on a layout still exists in the database file, and its data can
still be used in calculations and summaries.
Fields on a layout are objects, which you can select, move, resize, and
reshape, just like other objects. Each field displays its field name,
formatted with the preset attributes for font, size, style, alignment, line
spacing, and color, so you can easily identify it. Fields of all types
(except container fields that don’t hold text) display baselines to indicate
where the data appears when you add or edit records.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
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