User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Performing quick finds in Browse mode
- Making find requests in Find mode
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Displaying data in charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Index
78 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Using the Inspector to format objects
In Layout mode, you can use the Inspector to view and modify the settings for objects. Each tab focuses on a
different aspect of formatting. Hold your pointer over options in each tab to see a description of what they do.
To open the Inspector:
1 Click Inspector in the layout bar.
1 Choose View menu > Inspector.
You can open multiple Inspector windows to make it easier to work on a layout. For example, display the
Data tab of an Inspector window and the Appearance tab of another Inspector window to have access to the
options on each tab. To open another Inspector window, choose View menu
> New Inspector.
For more information about using the Inspector, see Help.
Using the Inspector to position objects
Use the Inspector to precisely position or size objects on a layout. Or you can set objects to automatically resize
or move horizontally or vertically when the FileMaker
Pro window is resized. Horizontal settings also apply
to Preview mode and printing when the page size is wider than the size of the layout being viewed or printed.
When layout objects are set to resize, they maintain a constant distance from the object to which they are
anchored. This allows objects to move, expand, or contract when the FileMaker
Pro window is resized.
Anchor points are either the layout margin or the container margin in which an object resides. By default,
objects are anchored on both the top and left side of the layout or page.
Click the tabs to format
different aspects of an object
Enter settings for an object’s
position on the layout
Anchor the object to the top,
bottom, left, or right side of the
window (in Browse or Find
mode) or the left or right (in
Preview mode or when printing)
Select settings for an object’s
relative position, and for
resizing an object
Select settings for
printing and
previewing objects