To change the default printer


  • Choose File > Print Setup (Windows) or File > Page Setup (Mac) (Figure 7.1). When the setup dialog box appears, select a new printer using the drop-down menu (Figure 7.2). Make sure your page margins are correct by checking the Paper/Paper Size and Orientation settings. When you're done, click OK.

    Figure 7.1. To change your printer, choose File > Print Setup (Windows) or Page Setup (Mac).

    Figure 7.2. Use the drop-down menu of connected printers to select another printer.

Tip

  • This is necessary only if you want to use a different printer for FileMaker files than your regular printer. Otherwise, just choose File > Print and FileMaker will automatically use the settings of your default printer.


To show layout margins

  • Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, ( on the Mac), and choose View > Page Margins (Figure 7.3). The page margin is marked by a gray boundary, while the edge of the paper is marked by a darker boundary (Figure 7.4).

    Figure 7.3. Check your margins by switching to Layout mode and choosing View > Page Margins.

    Figure 7.4. A gray boundary marks the layout's edge; a darker boundary the paper's edge.

To set layout margins

1.

First, make sure you have the right paper size selected by choosing File > Print Setup (Windows) or File > Page Setup (Mac) and selecting your paper as necessary using the drop-down menus.

2.

Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac), and choose Layouts > Layout Setup (Figure 7.5).

Figure 7.5. Choose Layouts > Layout Setup to change margins.


3.

When the Layout Setup dialog box appears (Figure 7.6), select the Use fixed page margins checkbox and use the four number-entry boxes to adjust your Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins. Check Facing Pages to account for a narrower inside margin if you'll be printing on both sides of the paper.

Figure 7.6. Select Use fixed page margins and enter new numbers to adjust your Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins.


4.

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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