User manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 1 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 2 Creating databases
- Chapter 3 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 4 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 5 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 6 Converting FileMaker databases from previous versions
- Index
54 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
You create additional layouts by switching to Layout mode and using
the New Layout/Report assistant, a wizard that guides you through
creating the layout according to options you choose. In addition to
Standard form, there are four other types of layouts and one view
(Table View). Use these different types for various purposes, like
displaying a data entry screen or printing a totaled sales report or
mailing labels. You can customize each layout by using the design
tools that are available in Layout mode.
Important FileMaker Pro considers the selected printer, and print or
page setup information when it calculates margins and other
measurements on the layout. Printer and print settings depend on the
printer and system software you’re using. Refer to your printer and
system documentation for more information
.
Note You must create the fields to include on a layout before you
begin the New Layout/Report assistant. See “Defining database
fields” on page 43.
To create a layout:
1. Choose View menu > Layout Mode.
2. If you intend to print the new layout in landscape orientation or on
a special paper size, choose
File menu > Print Setup (Windows) or File
menu >
Page Setup (Mac OS), confirm the orientation and paper
settings, then click
OK.
Modified Print Setup and Page Setup settings affect all other layouts
in the current file, so you may need to change these settings later to
print other layouts properly.
3. Choose Layouts menu > New Layout/Report.
You see the New Layout/Report assistant, a series of panels, that
assist you with creating the type of layout you choose in the first
panel.
4. If the file has multiple tables, select the table from which you want
records displayed in this layout and give the layout a name.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to create the type of layout you
chose in the first panel.
For a description of each of the layout types you can create with the
assistant, see the next section,
“About layout types.”
6. When you have completed the series of panels, click Finish.
You can use the new layout right away, or further customize it using
the tools and commands in Layout mode. For more information, see
“Working with objects on a layout” on page 58 and “Working with
fields on a layout” on page 60.
Click to move to another tab panel
Tab control