Changing borders, fills, and baselines


To set the defaults for field borders, fills, or baselines, first make sure nothing is selected.

To set or change field borders, fills, and baselines

1.

To change an existing field's borders, fills, or baselines, first select it using the Pointer Tool. This procedure applies to fields only, not other objects.

2.

Choose Format > Field/Control > Borders ( in Windows, on the Mac).

3.

When the Field Borders dialog box appears (Figure 13.46), use the lower-left drop-down menu to set the borders, fill, or baselines.

Figure 13.46. When the Field Borders dialog box first opens, the lower-left drop-down menu is already set to Borders.


In setting field borders, the four upper-left boxes control the boundary around the field. The results of your choices appear in the upper-right Sample area. Checking Text baselines places horizontal lines within fields containing multiple lines of text. Checking Between repeating values separates repeating field entries with lines.

In setting field fills (Figure 13.47), use the two button-shaped, drop-down menus just to right of format to set the color and the pattern. In our example, we've selected a dark color, which is shown in the Sample area.

Figure 13.47. Choose Fill from the Field Borders dialog box's drop-down menu to control field color and pattern.


In setting field baselines (Figure 13.48), use all three button-shaped, drop-down menus just to right of format to set the color, pattern, and line weight.

Figure 13.48. Choose Baselines from the Field Borders dialog box's drop-down menu to control the baseline pattern and weight.


4.

When you've made your choices, click OK.



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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