U.M. (Mac OS)

Laying out and arranging information 3-55
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.
Fields display field names
Field tool
Field baseline