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7-16 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
1 If you want to use an object effect on a field, try selecting the effect
before placing the field on the layout. Otherwise, the effect might
clip part of the text in the field.
1 The width of the effect depends on the width of the object’s border
as specified by the pen width (unless the object has no border, in
which case the object effect is drawn with a 1 point line). The effect’s
color and pattern depend on the fill color and pattern of the selected
object or field.
1 When you apply an effect to an existing object, the total size of the
object along with the effect does not change, but the object itself
shrinks to accommodate the effect. Therefore, when you apply an
effect to an existing field, the field dimensions might need to be
enlarged so that the data is readable.
1 If you assign an object effect to a transparent object, FileMaker Pro
assigns the object the default fill and then draws the effect. If you
change the fill color, FileMaker Pro adjusts the colors of the effect to
complement the new color. If you change an object’s fill to
transparent after you assign an effect, FileMaker Pro makes the
effect transparent, too.
1 Buttons always have an Embossed effect. You can change this by
selecting the button and choosing another effect from the object
effects palette. See “Using buttons with scripts” on page 10-12.
Inserting graphics onto a layout
You can add graphics anywhere on a layout. Use a graphic on a
layout instead of a container field whenever you want the same
image (like a company logo) on every record or report.
1. In Layout mode, choose Insert menu > Picture.
2. In the dialog box, for Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS),
choose a graphic file type.
3. Navigate to the graphic file.
If you select Store only a reference to the file, FileMaker Pro doesn't
import the graphic file, it only keeps track of where it is on your hard
disk. This option may reduce the size of your FileMaker Pro file, but
if you move or delete the file, FileMaker Pro won't be able to
display it.
4. Select the file and click Open, or double-click the filename.
For some file formats, you see a dialog box with options for
customizing how the graphic is inserted. The graphics options are
documented in the FileMaker Pro onscreen Help. Choose Help
menu > Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and type Insert
Picture command.
5. Position and size the graphic on the layout as needed.
See “Moving objects on a layout” on page 6-14 and “Changing an
object’s shape and size” on page 6-14.
Keep these points in mind:
1 To display a different graphic in each record, paste or insert the
graphic into a container field in Browse mode. For more information,
see “Inserting graphics into fields” on page 2-11.
1 You can also paste a graphic that you copied from another
application onto a layout. See “Copying, duplicating, and deleting
objects” on page 6-13.
1 If your system and other applications support it, you can quickly
bring a graphic or movie from another application into FileMaker
Pro by dragging the object from the other application's window onto
the FileMaker Pro layout. You can also drag objects from a layout to
another application or to the Windows or Mac OS desktop.
1 Windows: You can insert OLE objects onto a layout by choosing
Insert menu > Object and specifying the type of object to import. In
FileMaker Pro for the Mac OS, OLE objects appear as graphics. For
more information about how FileMaker Pro treats OLE objects, see
the FileMaker Pro onscreen Help. Choose Help menu > Contents and
Index, click the Index tab, and type OLE objects,editing.