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6-4 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
1 Add header and footer parts with static text (like your company’s
name), dynamic text (like the page number or current date), or a
graphic (like your company logo).
1 Save information in a script to re-run the report (for example,
switch to the report layout, sort the data, and pause to let you preview
the report).
You can modify any of these options after you complete the
assistant.
Table view
Table view is not a type of layout; it’s a view of your data in a
spreadsheet-like grid format where you can quickly rearrange fields
in Browse mode. For example, you can quickly reorder, resize, or
sort columns (fields) with just a mouse click (if those options are set).
Table view is one of three views available for any layout in
FileMaker Pro. For more information, see “Viewing records” on
page 2-2 and “Setting up View as Form, View as List, and View as
Table” on page 6-10.
As with a Columnar list/report layout, a Table view contains the fields
you select, in the order you specify from left to right, with field
names as column headings.
Note Table view is similar to a simple Columnar list/report layout, but
there are differences. Table view is a more flexible arrangement of the
data because it can be enabled or disabled in Browse mode. It’s
useful when you want to let users make simple changes to how data
is displayed in Browse mode, or when you want to provide a
familiar, spreadsheet-like appearance to your data.
Labels
Use a Labels layout to arrange fields you select to print on one of the
predefined standard label sizes. (FileMaker Pro includes the
dimensions of a large number of standard label types.) If the label
type you want isn’t available, you can specify custom label
dimensions.