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M. C. MunroLearn FileMaker Pro 19https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6680-9_18

18. Getting Started with Layouts

Mark Conway Munro1  
(1)
Lewisburg, PA, USA
 
Continuing the introduction of layout basics, this chapter covers the following topics:
  • Working with layout parts

  • Adding layouts

  • Deleting layouts

  • Using the manage layouts dialog

  • Optimizing layout performance

Working with Layout Parts

A layout part is a horizontal slice of the layout design area that contains objects which together are rendered into an interface. Every layout must have at least one part but can be made up of several parts as necessary for your design. There are several part types available, and these influence how components contained within will appear and behave. ...

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