Filemaker Pro 9. (12)

Question 1

1. p 136. What are the SEVEN types of LAYOUT OBJECTS?

Answer 1

a. Text Objects
b. Lines and Shapes
c. Images
d. Fields
e. Portals
f. Tab Controls
g. Web Viewers

Question 2

2. What are FIELD OBJECTS for?

Answer 2

They show the data in your db.

Question 3

3. p 138. LAYOUT MODE. What page does LAYOUT MODE start on?

Answer 3

p 140

Question 4

4. What is the OBJECT INFO window in LAYOUT MODE?

Answer 4

It is a POWERHOUSE of formatting options. It lets you position objects, give objects their own names, and controls how each object moves and resizes as you resize the window.

Question 5

5. What is VIEW
   - ->SHOW
   - ->BUTTONS?

Answer 5

It puts a thick grey line around all objects you’ve defined as buttons.

Question 6

6. What is VIEW
   - ->SHOW
   - ->SAMPLE DATA?

Answer 6

In LAYOUT MODE, instead of the fields showing its own name inside the field object, it shows data from your records.

Question 7

7. What is VIEW
   - ->SHOW
   - ->TEXT BOUNDARIES?

Answer 7

It shows a tidy box surrounding each TEXT OBJECT. WHEN YOU LINE UP THESE BOXES, you ensure that the text inside them is lined up too, even when they have different fonts.