FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Contents V
Positioning and sizing objects 3-40
Editing objects and data quickly using the context menu 3-42
Showing button, text, and field boundaries 3-43
Arranging objects 3-44
Changing the appearance of objects 3-50
Protecting objects from change 3-52
Working with graphic objects 3-52
Drawing objects in a layout 3-53
Adding graphics in a layout 3-54
Working with fields in a layout 3-55
Adding fields to a layout 3-56
Adding merge fields 3-58
Deleting a field from a layout 3-59
Defining display formats for fields 3-59
Determining data entry in fields 3-68
Setting the tab order for data entry 3-69
Adding scroll bars to fields 3-71
Formatting repeating fields 3-72
Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields 3-73
Defining value lists 3-75
Formatting fields with value lists 3-77
Working with text 3-79
Typing text 3-80
Selecting text 3-82
Editing text 3-82
Displaying special information 3-83
Formatting text paragraphs 3-84
Changing the appearance of text 3-88
Changing several text attributes at once 3-90
Chapter 4: Working with information in records
Working in Browse mode 4-1
Adding data to a file 4-2
Selecting a field for data entry 4-3
Adding and duplicating records 4-3
Entering and changing data in fields 4-4
Working with container fields 4-6
Entering data from a value list 4-9
Viewing and inserting data from another source 4-10