U.M. (Windows)

3-72 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Note Data added to a repeating or calculation field with a formula that
uses repeating fields is always maintained and can be used, even if you
change the layout to display fewer repetitions or change the field
to nonrepeating.
Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
You can add or change the borders, fill pattern, and baselines (a
horizontal line in a field to help you align data) for fields, before or after
you add fields to a layout.
1. In Layout mode, to set attributes for new fields, start with no fields
selected. To change the attributes of existing fields, select the fields
to change.
2. Choose Field Borders from the Format menu.
3. In the Field Borders dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E repeating fields
To Do this
Set attributes for field borders Select any combination of Top, Bottom, Left, and Right.
For <value> format, choose Borders from the drop-down
list, and then choose a color, pattern, and width.
Add baselines for field data and
set attributes for the baselines
Select Text baselines. For <value> format, choose
Baselines from the drop-down list, and then choose a
color, pattern, and width.
Set a fill pattern for fields For <value> format, choose Fill from the drop-down list,
and then choose a color and pattern from the palettes.
Add borders between
repetitions in repeating fields
Select Between repeating values. For <value> format,
choose Borders from the drop-down list, and then
choose a color, pattern, and width from the palettes.
(See the examples following these steps).
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