Quick Start

Lesson 6
Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
You can easily create layouts to view and print information in many
different ways.
In this lesson, you will create:
1 a list of your records
1 mailing labels
1 a form letter
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.
Create a columnar list
A columnar list shows many records simultaneously. Each row is
one record. Each column holds one category of data, such as Last
Name or Phone Number.
Look at the sample list
You can create a list of records that shows just the information you
want to see.
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 Sample06.fp5.
4. Choose the List of Members layout from the layout pop-up menu.
You see a columnar list showing some of your fields.
About columnar list layouts
Choose View menu > Layout Mode to view the layout that produces
the columnar list you just looked at.
Each field on the layout appears once, but the list displays many
records.
Create a columnar list
1. Open the Tutorial folder in the FileMaker Pro folder.
2. Open the Working Files folder.
You should be here: FileMaker Pro\Tutorial\Working Files.
3. Open MyFile06.fp5.
4. Choose View menu > Layout Mode.
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ayout pop-up menu