11. Working with Layouts

In This Chapter

• What Are Layouts?

• Exploring Layout Mode

• Adding Layouts

• Understanding Layout Parts

• Resizing Layout Parts

• Setting Layout Widths

• Adding Objects to Layouts

• Specifying the Tab Order

• Selecting and Modifying Objects

• Using the Layout Inspector

• Adding Basic Objects

• Adding Graphics

• Adding Advanced Objects

• Changing Layout Options

• Managing Layouts

• Layout Tips and Tricks

Chapter 10, “Working with Calculations,” gave you a preview of what we cover in this chapter: layouts. As you saw briefly, you control what appears on the screen of a FileMaker database through the use of layouts.

In the example in Chapter 10, you simply added a field to an existing layout. In this chapter, you learn ...

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