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44 FileMaker Pro Tutorial
8. Click Last Name, then Move to have FileMaker Pro order the records alphabetically by last name.
9. Click Next.
10. Select Standard from the list of layout themes, and click Next.
11. Click Next on each of the two remaining panels to accept the default settings.
12. Click Finish.
The data in all records for the fields Last Name, First Name, Company, and Membership Type appears in
the List of Members layout. The completed layout is displayed in List View in Browse mode. Notice that
the layout you just created appears in the Layout pop-up menu in the layout bar.
Create mailing labels
About labels layouts
Labels layouts use merge fields. Merge fields expand or contract to fit the data in the field, and take no space
if the field is empty. Merge fields are for display and printing only. You can’t enter data into merge fields.
Create a labels layout
In this section, you will use the New Layout/Report assistant to:
1 create a labels layout
1 select fields to include on the labels
Create the labels layout
1. Click Edit Layout.
2. Click New Layout/Report.
3. For Layout Name, type Labels.
4. For Select a layout type, scroll down and select Labels.
5. Click Next.
6. Choose Avery 5160 from the Use label measurements for list, if it is not already selected.
7. Click Next.