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82 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Placing a field on a layout
1. In Layout mode, choose the layout you want to work with from the Layout pop-up menu.
2. Do one of the following:
1 Drag a field from the Field tool in the status toolbar to the position you want it on the layout. As
you drag the field onto the layout, you see a border and text baselines to help you align the field with
other objects on the layout. Release the mouse button when the field is where you want it.
1 To add and resize a field, click the Field/Control tool in the status toolbar. Drag the crosshair to
draw the field.
1 To display field data in a drop-down list, pop-up menu, checkbox set, radio button set, or drop-down
calendar, click the arrow next to the Field/Control tool
(Windows) or click and hold the Field/Control
tool (Mac OS), then select the type of field or control to add to the layout. Drag the crosshair to draw
the field. To format and choose a value list for the field, see “Setting up checkbox sets and other controls
on a layout” on page 83.
Note If you're placing a related field in a portal, position it in the first row of the portal. Make sure each
field in the portal is from the same related table from which the portal is set up to display records. For
more information, see Help.
3. In the Specify Field dialog box, select the field to place.
To choose a field in another table, choose the table from the table list above the list of fields. Then select
a field from the fields list. Or choose Manage Database in the table list to create a relationship or table
(see
“Creating relationships” on page 103).
4. To include the field name as text on the layout, select Create label.
5. Click OK.
You see the field name in the field on the layout unless you have chosen to display sample data from the
current record (by choosing View menu
> Show > Sample Data). Fields from related tables appear as
::Field Name (preceded by two colons).
Field tool
The field’s border and baselines appear
as you drag the fields onto the layout.
Select the
field to add
Select to use the field
name as the field label
To place a field from
another table, choose
the table