Quick Start

Lesson 5
Customizing what you see
You can enhance the way your data looks by adding graphics and
other effects.
In this lesson, you will:
1 learn how layouts determine what you see
1 add, resize, and move fields
1 display values in a number field as currency
1 add text to a layout, and change its size and color
1 add graphics
1 see where to find other ways you can customize a layout
Note You can install a fresh copy of the tutorial files at any time. For
Windows-based systems, see the Custom setup instructions in
“Installing FileMaker Pro” on page 7. For Mac OS systems, see
“Custom installation” on page 22.
Customize your view in Layout mode
Look at the sample layouts
1. Open the Tutorial folder in the FileMaker Pro folder.
2. Open the Sample Files folder.
You should be here: FileMaker Pro\Tutorial\Sample Files.
3. Open Sample05.fp5.
4. Choose Layout #1 from the layout pop-up menu if it is not already
selected.
You see a simple layout.
5. Choose Layout #2 from the layout pop-up menu.
6. Notice that although this is the same record, now:
1 First Name and Last Name are side by side
1 you see the City field
1 Fee Paid shows a dollar sign
1 the club’s name and logo are at the top of the screen
You will make the above changes in this lesson.
7. Choose View menu > Layout Mode.
Use Layout mode to customize the appearance of your data. Notice
that although the data is still in the file, you do not see it here.
Layout pop-up menu