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Lesson 5

Customizing what you see

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

In this lesson, you will:

1 learn how layouts determine what you see

1 add, resize, and move fields

1 add a tab panel

1 display values in a number field as currency

1 change text size, style, and color

1 add graphics

1 see where to find other ways you can customize a layout

About layouts and tables

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 11, “Making databases relational.”

About customizing layouts

You design layouts in Layout mode. You can include any combination of fields, text, and graphics

on a layout. The appearance of objects and text on a layout are determined by the layout’s theme.

You specify a theme when you create a layout and you can change the theme later, if you want.

You can also change how individual items on a layout display (such as objects and text) and 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.

Explore the layout tools and the Inspector

1. Open Sample Copy.fmp12 in the Tutorial folder.

Tip Because you opened Sample Copy.fmp12 in lesson 3, you can choose File menu > Open

Recent, then select it from the list of recent files to open it in subsequent lessons.

2. Choose Data Entry from the Layout pop-up menu in the layout bar, if it is not already selected.

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