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6-12 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Note If you don’t see the tool panel at the left side of the document
window, the status area might be hidden. Make sure you’re in Layout
mode (choose View menu > Layout Mode), then click the status area
control at the bottom-left corner of the document window.
Selecting objects
To work with an object on a layout, you must select it in Layout
mode first. When an object is selected, you see small black squares,
or handles, at the corners of the selected object.
To select an object, first click the selection tool in the tool panel.
The pointer becomes an arrow pointer.
Note If an object’s selection handles are gray instead of black, the
object is locked (see “Protecting objects from change” on
page 6-15).
Keep these points in mind:
1 For information about selecting, editing, and working with text,
see “About working with text” on page 2-13 and “Adding text to a
layout” on page 7-10.
For more information about See
Adding text to a layout “Adding text to a layout” on page 7-10
Drawing lines and shapes on a layout “Drawing lines and shapes” on
page 7-14
Adding a button that runs a script “Using buttons with scripts” on
page 10-12
Adding a portal to a layout (a portal
displays data from related fields in
rows, one record per row)
“Creating and formatting portals to hold
related fields” on page 6-19
Placing fields on a layout “Placing and removing fields on a
layout” on page 6-15
Adding parts to a layout “Adding or changing layout parts” on
page 6-26
Using the fill, pen, and object effects
palettes
“Setting color, pattern, line width, and
object effects” on page 7-14
Handles appear at the
corners of a selected object
To select In Layout mode, do this
One object With the arrow pointer, click the object. (If the object is
transparent, click its border.)
Several objects at
once
Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that
completely surrounds the objects. (If you press Ctrl
(Windows) or 2 (Mac OS) while dragging, the selection
box does not have to completely surround the objects.)
Or, press Shift as you click objects.
All objects on the
layout
Choose Edit menu > Select All.
All objects of the
same type (for
example, all text or
all rectangles)
except buttons,
fields, and portals
Click the tool for the type of object to select, then choose
Edit menu > Select All. Or select an object, then click the
Select Objects by Type button in the Arrange toolbar.
All fields With the arrow pointer, click a field, press Shift
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and choose Edit menu >
Select All. Or select a field, then click the Select Objects by
Type button in the Arrange toolbar.
A portal With the arrow pointer, click the border of the portal, or
any other area within the portal that doesn’t contain a field
or object.
Deselect selected
objects
Click a blank area of the layout or any tool in the tool
panel. Or, press Shift and click selected objects.