U.M. (Windows)
Table Of Contents
- Preface: Getting help
- Chapter 1: FileMakerPro basics
- Chapter 2: Creating a database file
- Chapter 3: Laying out and arranging information
- Understanding layouts
- Working with predefined layout types
- Arranging records in columns
- Managing layouts
- Working with layout parts
- Changing layout parts
- Working with all object types
- Working with graphic objects
- Working with fields in a layout
- Adding fields to a layout
- Adding merge fields
- Deleting a field from a layout
- Defining display formats for fields
- Determining data entry in fields
- Setting the tab order for data entry
- Adding scroll bars to fields
- Formatting repeating fields
- Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields
- Defining value lists
- Formatting fields with value lists
- Working with text
- Chapter 4: Working with information in records
- Working in Browse mode
- Adding data to a file
- Selecting a field for data entry
- Adding and duplicating records
- Entering and changing data in fields
- Working with container fields
- Entering data from a value list
- Viewing and inserting data from another source
- Copying and moving values and records
- Using drag and drop to move information
- Replacing field values
- Working with records
- Finding information
- Deleting records
- Sorting records
- Chapter 5: Using ScriptMaker and buttons
- Chapter 6: Previewing and printing information
- Chapter 7: Networking and access privileges
- Chapter 8: Importing and exporting data
- Chapter 9: Customizing FileMakerPro
- Chapter 10: Using data from related files
- Chapter 11: Publishing files on the Web
- About the World Wide Web
- About FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Publishing your database on the Web—an overview
- Getting ready to publish your files on the Web
- Setting up FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Configuring FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Setting up Instant Web Publishing
- Database security
- Helping Web users find your database
- Custom Web Publishing
- Appendix A: Recovering damaged files
- Appendix B: Working with international files
- Appendix C: Summary of functions
- Appendix D: Linking and embedding objects
- Index
- Quick Reference
3-86 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Changing the appearance of text
You can change text attributes, like font or line spacing, before or after
you type text. If you change text attributes after typing text, the attributes
you set become the preset attributes for new text.
To set attributes for new text, start with no text selected. To change the
attributes of existing text, select the text, and then make your changes.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the Help menu, and then type:
E paragraph attributes
To set Do this
Font Choose Font from the Format menu, and then choose a font.
Size Choose Size from the Format menu, and then choose a size.
Custom font size Choose Size from the Format menu, and then choose Custom. Type a
value between 1 and 500, and then click OK. You see the new size
below Custom in the Format/Size menu.
Style Choose Style from the Format menu, and then choose a style. You can
apply more than one style to text. Use the Text Format dialog box to
set several options at once. See the next section.
Text alignment Choose Align Text from the Format menu, and then choose Left, Center,
Right, or Full. Then, you can also choose Top, Center, or Bottom. The
setting applies to a whole field or paragraph, and not to individual
characters. (See the next table).
Line spacing Choose Line Spacing from the Format menu, and then choose a
spacing.
Custom line spacing Choose Line Spacing from the Format menu, and then choose Custom.
For Line Spacing, select options, and then click OK.
Text color Choose Text Color from the Format menu, and then choose a color.
Align text
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Set tabs
Set line spacing
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