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7-24 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
1 When you slide objects or parts, FileMaker Pro prints the objects
relative to each other, not precisely as you placed them on your
layout.
1 If you leave blank space on a layout, FileMaker Pro keeps that
space. For example, if you create a body with one inch of space
below the lowest object, FileMaker Pro leaves one inch below the
lowest object when it shrinks the body.
1 You can get the same effect, but only between a field and layout
text, or adjacent fields in a continuous block of text, by using merge
fields (see “Placing merge fields” on page 6-17). Use sliding instead
of merge fields when you want to:
1 align non-text objects, like graphics
1 shrink a layout part to fit more on a page
1 align formatted fields, like value lists and repeating fields
1 use a layout for data entry (you can't enter data into a field
formatted as a merge field)
Setting sliding options
1. In Layout mode, select the objects you want to slide. Also select
the left-most (or top-most) field that you want the other objects to
slide into so it can shrink.
To allow fields to shrink when you specify sliding left, align their top
edges and choose Format menu > Align Text > Left. To allow fields to
shrink when you specify sliding up, choose Format menu >
Align Text > Top.
See “Aligning objects to each other” on page 7-18 and “Specifying
paragraph attributes and tab settings” on page 7-13.
2. In Layout mode, select the objects to slide, then choose Format
menu > Sliding/Printing.
3. In the Set Sliding/Printing dialog box, select the sliding options
you want.
4. Click OK.
5. Choose View menu > Preview Mode to see the effects of the sliding
options.
Select this
option To
Sliding left Reduce the width of the selected fields to the minimum needed
for their data, and then slide all selected objects left based on
the amount of space the fields shrink.
Sliding up based
on: then click
All above
Reduce the height of the selected fields to the minimum
needed for their data, and then slide all selected objects up
based on the field above that shrinks the least.
This option maintains consistent vertical spacing among
columns and repeating fields.
Sliding up based
on: then click
Only directly
above
Reduce the height of the selected fields to the minimum
needed for their data, and then slide all selected objects up
based on the amount of space the fields directly above shrink.
This option allows the spacing in a column to adjust
independently of other columns and repeating fields.
Also reduce
the size of the
enclosing part
Close up the space in the layout part that contains the selected
fields. To slide the part up relative to all objects, set this option
for all the objects that are sliding up. To slide the part up
relative to a single object, set this option for that object only.