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7-18 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Keep these points in mind:
• When you ungroup a group that contains other groups, the
subgroups stay grouped until you ungroup them.
• If you include a locked object in the group, the resulting grouped
object is also locked.
• To edit text that’s part of a group, double-click the text.
• To edit the label of a button that’s part of a group, select the Text
tool and double-click the button label.
Moving objects forward or backward on a layout
When objects overlap on a layout, one object is on top of the other.
You can change this stacking order to create different effects. As you
create objects, they stack one on top of the last, even if they aren’t
overlapping, so that the last object created is always on top.
Before
After
Bring forward
Bring to front
Send backward
Send to back
1. In Layout mode, select the object or objects to move in the stack.
2. Choose a command from the Arrange menu.
To move the object Choose
One layer forward Bring Forward
Behind all other objects Send to Back
One layer back Send Backward
Rotating objects
You can rotate fields, text objects, and graphic objects in 90-degree
increments.
1. In Layout mode, click the selection tool in the tool panel and select
one or more objects.
2. Choose Arrange menu > Rotate.
The object or objects rotate 90 degrees clockwise. To rotate the
object or objects further, choose Arrange menu > Rotate again.
Keep these points in mind:
• When you click or tab into a rotated field in Browse mode, the field
is temporarily displayed in its original, horizontal left-to-right,
orientation.
• Portals cannot be rotated.
Aligning objects to each other
You can align objects or distribute space between them on the layout.
If you align objects along their tops, bottoms, or sides, the objects
align with the object farthest out of alignment. When you align
center points, the objects align along an invisible vertical or
horizontal line in the center of the objects.
When you distribute the space between objects, FileMaker Pro takes
the space separating the two objects farthest apart and divides it
evenly among all the selected objects.
To move the object Choose
In front of all objects Bring to Front