Custom Templates Guide

Customizing your FileMaker Pro templates 3

The field at the bottom of this example is a calculation field, and so it does not have a border that

invites entry into the field. Also, the field label is followed by a colon, and the text color of the field

is the same gray as the field label instead of black like the other fields.

Suggestion: If fields have non-standard behavior, design them to look different from other fields.

If other people use your database, they will appreciate consistent design clues that help them

understand how the file works.

Tips

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Click in a field on a template to enter your own data.

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Go to Layout mode to see or modify the template design.

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Notice how the buttons are in the Header part on most of the templates.

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Choose File menu > Define Fields to see the types of fields provided on the templates.

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Notice that the fields on some templates are defined to automatically enter (Auto-Enter) data.

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Choose File menu > Sharing and set network sharing to Multi-User if more than one person will

be using a database you’ve created from a template.

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If you like a script in one template, you can import the script to another database.

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