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32 FileMaker Pro Tutorial
9. Double-click each of the following fields in the order you want it
to appear in the list:
1 Last Name
1 First Name
1 Company
1 Membership Type
These fields move to the Layout fields list.
10. Click Next.
11. Click Next again to accept the default sort order.
12. Select Standard from the list of layout themes, and click Next.
13. Click Next on each of the two remaining panels to accept the
defaults.
14. Click Finish.
The data in all records for the fields Last Name, First Name, Company,
and
Membership Type appears in the List of Members layout. The
completed layout is displayed in Preview mode, which shows items
as they will appear when printed.
Create mailing labels
Look at the sample labels
1. Choose Window menu > Sample06.
2. Choose View menu > Browse Mode.
3. Select Labels in the Layout pop-up menu.
You see the mailing label for the current record.
4. Choose View menu > Preview Mode.
You see a page of labels as it will print.
5. Notice that not all records have the same number of lines of text.
Records with four-line addresses display all lines. In records needing
only three lines, the extra line is automatically omitted so there is no
blank line in the labels.
6. Choose View menu > Layout Mode.
You see the names of fields that will appear on the labels.
About label layouts
Label layouts use merge fields. Merge fields expand or contract to fit
the data in the field, and take no space if the field is empty. Merge
fields are for display and printing only. You can’t enter data into
merge fields.
Create a label layout
In this section, you will use the New Layout/Report assistant to:
1 create a label layout
1 select fields to include on the labels
Merge fields