U.M. (Windows)

Laying out and arranging information 3-43
Showing button, text, and field boundaries
FileMaker Pro displays boundaries only in Layout mode. Use
boundaries only for positioning objects on the layout.
Note For more information on working with buttons, see “Using buttons
with scripts” on page 5-18.
Arranging objects
The following sections explain how to arrange graphic objects, fields,
and text on a layout.
For information on using the AutoGrid, rulers, T-square, and other
alignment guides, see “Positioning and sizing objects” on page 3-39.
Moving objects
To show Choose this from the Show menu
A 2-pixel gray border around
buttons you’ve created
Buttons. To hide the borders, choose the command again.
Boundaries around text objects Text Boundaries. To hide text boundaries, choose the
command again.
Boundaries around fields Field Boundaries. To hide field boundaries, choose the
command again.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E showing
To move Do this
One object Select the object, and then drag it to the position you want. (To
constrain the movements to horizontal or vertical directions, hold
down Shift as you drag the object.)
Several objects at once Select the objects, and then drag them to the position you want.
(To constrain the movements to horizontal or vertical directions,
hold down Shift as you drag the objects.)
An object to a
different layout
Select the object, and then choose Cut from the Edit menu. Move
to the other layout and choose Paste from the Edit menu. Then drag
the object to the position you want.
You can use drag and drop to move objects to different layouts in
other files. See “Using drag and drop to move information” on
page 4-13.
An object to a
different application
Select the object, and then choose Cut or Copy from the Edit menu.
Open the other application, bring it to the front, and then choose
Paste from the Edit menu.
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