Quick Start

52 Getting Started Guide
6. Click the top of the layout where you want to begin the line of text.
7. Type The Corporate Travelers Club.
8. Click the selection tool to end the text entry.
Change text size and color
1. Click the Corporate Travelers Club text to select the text
block.
2. Choose Format menu > Text.
3. Choose 18 point from the Size list.
4. For Color, choose any dark blue.
5. Click OK.
Add a graphic to the layout
Add a logo beside the club name.
1. Choose Window menu > Sample05.fp5.
2. In Layout #2, choose View menu > Layout Mode and notice where
the logo appears on the layout.
3. Open MyFile05.fp5 if it is not already open.
4. Choose View menu > Layout Mode.
5. Click beside the Corporate Travelers Club text, where you
want to place the club logo.
You will see no change onscreen yet.
6. Choose Insert menu > Picture.
7. Open the Working Files folder.
8. Make sure all file types are showing, and select logo.gif.
9. Click Open.
10. Drag the logo to move it if necessary.
11. Choose View menu > Browse Mode to see the finished layout.
12. When you are finished with this lesson, close each open file by
choosing File menu > Close.
For more information
You have learned how to enhance the appearance of your data by
using graphics, custom text, field formatting, and creative
positioning of objects on layouts. There are many other ways to
customize the appearance of fields and layouts.
For example, after you’ve created a layout, you can:
1 add effects like embossing or patterns to objects
1 use lines or boxes to highlight or separate information
1 add scroll bars to individual fields
1 change background or field color
When you create a new layout, you can apply color and style using a
theme.
Chapters 6 and 7 in the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide explain how to
add these enhancements and others. The database templates that
come with FileMaker Pro also show ways to enhance layouts. See
chapter 5 for information about how to use the templates.
Text tool