Filemaker Pro 10 TU690LL/A User Manual

Lesson 6

  

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8. Now drag the Body tab up to just above the page boundary. 

The page boundary line will disappear. Dragging the body tab above the page boundary limits your form 
letter to a single page.

9. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to scroll to the right until you see a heavy dotted line along 

the right side. This is the right-side page boundary. Your letter will be within these boundaries.

10. Scroll back all the way to the left.

11. Scroll up to the top of the layout.

You will create a text block with a 2 inch margin on all sides.

1. Select the Text tool   in the status toolbar.

2. Drag a rectangle starting about 2 inches from the top left side of the layout, and ending about 2 inches 

from the bottom right side, as indicated by the page boundary lines. 

When you release the mouse, the insertion point flashes in the top left of the text box. You will type the 
letter inside this box.

1. Choose Insert menu > Merge Field.
2. Select First Name in the list and click OK.
3. Type a space.
4. Choose Insert menu > Merge Field.
5. Select Last Name in the list and click OK.
6. Press the Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
7. Add merge fields for the street address, city, and country, with appropriate spaces, new lines, and 

punctuation.

1. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) twice to create two line spaces at the end of the address.

2. Start the salutation line: type Dear and a space.

3. Insert merge fields for the first and last name, separated by a space.

In your own letters, you can use more fields (for example, a title field) for a more elegant salutation.

4. Type a comma and two line spaces.