Filemaker Pro 10 TU693LL/A Benutzerhandbuch

You can enhance the way your data looks by adding graphics and other effects.

In this lesson, you will:

learn how layouts determine what you see

add, resize, and move fields

add a tab panel and change its color

display values in a number field as currency

change text size, style, and color

add graphics

see where to find other ways you can customize a layout

Each layout is based on a single table, and shows records from that table. If your file contains only one table, 
all layouts in your file will be based on that table. If your file contains more than one table, you must choose 
which table your layout will use at the time you create the layout, although you can change this later if 
necessary.

The table you choose as the basis for your layout is important because it determines which fields and records 
are available for use on that layout. Fields and records that are not stored in the current table can still be used, 
but must be accessed through relationships. You’ll learn more about relationships in lesson 10, “Making 
databases relational.”

Design layouts in Layout mode. You can include any combination of fields, text, and graphics on a layout. 
You can change the font and color of fields and text and you can change the way data appears in Number or 
Date fields. For example, you can set a Number field to include currency notation or you can set a Date field 
to include the day of the week with the month, day, and year. 

Changes you make in Layout mode affect only the way data appears. The data itself remains as it was 
entered in the file.

1. Open Sample Copy.fp7 in the Tutorial folder.

2. Choose Data Entry from the Layout pop-up menu in the layout bar.