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36 FileMaker Pro Tutorial
3. Click Edit Layout in the layout bar.
The status toolbar displays tools you use to design layouts. If you don’t see the layout tools, resize the
FileMaker
Pro window to make it wider.
4. Move the pointer over the status toolbar and layout bar to familiarize yourself with the layout tools.
Notice that each field contains an icon , which indicates that the field is enabled for quick find. The
color of the icon indicates performance. You can hide quick find icon by choosing View menu > Show >
Quick
Find.
5. Click the First Name field to select it.
6. Drag the handle at the lower-right corner of the field to the left until the field is smaller, yet large enough
to display the longest first name you expect in your file.
7. Click Save Layout, then click Exit Layout to see your results in Browse mode.
8. In Browse mode, click the book in the status toolbar to flip through the records.
If the field doesn’t display all names completely, return to Layout mode and make the field larger.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for Last Name.
Move a field
1. Click Edit Layout.
2. Click inside the Last Name field and drag it to the right of the First Name field.
Tip If you accidentally move the wrong field or the tab panel, choose Edit menu > Undo Move to reverse
the change.
In the next steps, you’ll use the Inspector to align these fields.
3. Click Inspector in the layout bar to open the Inspector.
The Inspector lets you precisely position and format objects on a layout.
Layout tools
Show or hide the Inspector
and formatting bar
Number of layouts in this file
Select and drag the
handle to resize
Click to select the field