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Using the Layout Setup dialog

Using the Layout Setup dialog - FileMaker Pro Tutorial

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Using the Layout Setup dialog

Once layouts are created in your FileMaker database. You have various ways you can configure them. This chapter will discuss the different options available for modifying and managing existing layouts. So, lets start by looking at the customers layout in Layout Mode. Although you specified the name and context as part of the layout creation process. You can edit this information and much more anytime you'd like. The way to do that is to go into Layout Mode, and you'll see this little pencil icon right here. If you click it you'll invoke the Layout Setup dialog. You'll also notice that under the Layout menu, you see the Layout Setup dialog as well. The first thing you'll notice is the name of the layout, so this is a quick and easy way where you can update the name if you'd like. You can chose whether or not to include it in the menus. Which is part of the manage menus, which is coming in an upcoming movie here. Here's also where we selected which table it's based off of. If you wish…

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