Changing a Part's Type and OptionsFileMaker's Part Definition dialog box (Figure 11.57) does more than simply let you change a part's type. It also gives you control over where a page breaks in relation to a particular part and whether the pages are renumbered after that part. The page break and renumbering options are particularly useful when creating forms from which you may want to print out one record per page (Table 11.2). Here's a quick rundown of these options: Page break before each occurrence: Choosing this checkbox places a page break right before the selected part. Examples might include using it for a Trailing Grand Summary, Title Header, Header, or Body. Page break after every __ occurrence: Choosing this checkbox places a page break after x instances of the selected header. You set the number of instances. Examples might include selecting a body or footer part where you've created a layout in which x records will fit on a page. Restart page numbers after each occurrence: Use this checkbox if, for example, you want to group a subsummary of records together and restart the page numbers after each subsummary. Allow part to break across page boundaries: By default, FileMaker will try to keep a part on a single page. Use this checkbox if you do not want to keep a part on the same page or when the body is simply too large to fit on a single page. Discard remainder of part before new page: This option can only be used if you've also checked Allow part to break across page boundaries. Figure 11.57. The Part Definition dialog box lets you change a part's definition, plus control page breaks and numbering related to that part.
To change a part type or break field
To paginate layout parts
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