Duplicating a layout


This procedure will save you some time if you want to design a new layout based on elements in an existing layout.

To duplicate a layout

1.

Make sure you're in Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac). Select the layout you want to duplicate by clicking on it in the pop-down menu just above the book icon.

Figure 11.24. To choose among your existing layouts, use the pop-down menu just above the book icon.


2.

Choose Layouts > Duplicate Layout. (There are no keyboard equivalents.) The duplicate layout appears onscreen and will be listed in the layout pop-down menu as a copy of the layout you selected. If you want to give the duplicate layout a more distinctive name, see To rename a layout on the previous page.

To choose a layout view

  • Make sure you're in Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac). Click on the pop-down menu just above the left-hand book and release your cursor on the layout of your choice (Figure 11.24).

To reorder the layout pop-down menu

1.

Make sure you're in Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac). Choose Layouts > Set Layout Order.

2.

When the Set Layout Order dialog box appears, click on the layout name you want to reorder. Keep your cursor down and a double arrow appears (Figure 11.25). While holding down the cursor, drag the layout name to the place you want it listed in the order. Release the cursor. Repeat this step to further rearrange the layout order.

Figure 11.25. Click and drag to reorder layouts listed within the Set Layout Order dialog box.


3.

Once you're satisfied with the order, click OK. The layout pop-down menu now reflects the new order.

Tips

  • If you've set up a database for multiple users, only the host will be able to reorder the listand only when filesharing for the database is turned off.

  • The Menu Set feature (Figure 11.25) is only available in FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced, a more expensive version with more features.

  • Hurray for the new Layout Setup button within the Set Layout Order dialog box: Just click and up pops the Layout Set dialog box for on-the-fly changes.




FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows and Macintosh(c) Visual Quickstart Guide
FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows & Macintosh
ISBN: 032139674X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 184
Authors: Nolan Hester

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