To move an object within the same layout


1.

Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac), then select the object by clicking on it with your cursor. Keep pressing your cursor and drag the object to its new location in the layout. A set of dotted lines marks the object's position as you drag it (Figure 12.3). If you want to ensure that the object only moves horizontally (or vertically), hold down as you drag it.

Figure 12.3. To move an object within a layout, click on it and drag it. A dotted outline of the object appears as you move the object.


2.

Once you put the object where you want it, release the cursor (Figure 12.4). The object now appears in the new location within the layout.

Figure 12.4. Once you've dragged an object to where you want it, release the cursor.


Tip

  • While the field moved in the above example, the "Notes" field label did not. That's because the label is a separate object. While you can move more than one object at a time by -clicking on several objects before dragging them, grouping such objects often makes more sense because things like field labels automatically tag along when you move a field. See To group objects on page 181.


To move an object to another layout

1.

Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac), then select the object by clicking on it with your cursor.

2.

Choose Edit > Cut ( in Windows, on the Mac).

3.

Switch to the other layout and choose Edit > Paste in Windows, on the Mac).

4.

Once the object appears in the layout, use your cursor to move it exactly where you want it.

To copy an object

1.

Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac), then select the object by clicking on it with your cursor.

2.

Choose Edit > Duplicate ( in Windows, on the Mac).

3.

Use your cursor to move the duplicated object to where you want it.

To delete an object

1.

Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac), then select the object by clicking on it with your cursor.

2.

Press . If you deleted the wrong object, choose Edit > Undo ( in Windows, on the Mac).



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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