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4. To format the time component (except the seconds portion), in the Data Formatting area, click Time ,
then select the formatting options you want.
5. To format the seconds and fractional seconds component, in the Data Formatting area, click Number ,
then select the formatting options you want.
Only two options affect the display of the seconds component: Fixed number of decimal digits and
Decimal (to the right of Separators). The remaining options have no effect.
6. Press Enter or Tab, or click outside the Inspector to apply the changes.
Note You must specify formats for both date and time components before any formatting will be applied. If
you select As entered for either Date or Time, then the data in the timestamp field appears the way it is entered.
For more information about specifying formats for timestamp fields, see Help.
Specifying formats for container fields
You can control how FileMaker Pro displays images and file icons in container fields.
Note The following instructions also apply to formatting graphic objects that you insert onto a layout.
1. In Layout mode, select one or more container fields or inserted graphics.
2. Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.
3. In the Data Formatting area, click Graphic , then select the formats you want to use.
For more information about specifying formats for container fields, see Help.
Formatting fields and text for vertical writing
If your operating system is configured to support Japanese text entry, you can format field objects and text
objects that display Japanese text in vertical writing format. In vertical writing, characters are displayed and
read from top to bottom, with successive columns displayed vertically from right to left. This is useful when
printing addresses on labels.
When you select one or more fields, then choose Format menu > Orientation > Sideways (Asian text only),
the characters are rotated 90
degrees counter-clockwise within the field. The field itself is not rotated. To
rotate the selected fields, choose Arrange menu > Rotate.
Depending on how you want the text to print, you may want to change the page orientation of the layout. To
do so, choose File menu
> Print Setup (Windows) or Page Setup (Mac OS), and change the page orientation
to Landscape or Portrait.
For more information about formatting fields and text for vertical writing, see Help.
Choose how to align the graphic
horizontally within the field
Choose how to fit the
graphic in the frame
Choose how to align the graphic
vertically within the field