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Layouts

Electronic Forms User Guide

 

 

FileMaker Pro can display the database information in different formats or displays. These displays are called ‘Layouts’.

These ‘Layouts’ may be accessed in several different ways:

Layout Buttons

Layout buttons are included in form layouts depending on layouts available.

To Form

Opens or goes to the Form Layout

 

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List View

Opens or goes to the List View Layout

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Instructions

Opens or goes to the Instructions Layout

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Supplement

Opens or goes to the Supplement Layout

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Electronic forms will always have at least two layouts: the Form Layout and a List View Layout. Other layouts may be included as required such as supplements, instructions or related forms. Some form files may also include several different form layouts using a shared database (such as the ‘Special Provisions for Permits and Franchises’ file).

When form files are opened they default to the ‘Form Layout’. This may be customized by users by specifying which layout to open to in the ‘Document Preferences’ menu.

The Layout Dialog Box

Form Layout

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Shows the layouts available in the

 

 

 

Form Layout

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Instructions

 

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Supplement

 

indicate the layout names.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List View

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clicking on the name of the layout will change to that layout. Layouts allow information in the records to be displayed in different ways.

Will work in ‘Browse’, ‘Find’, ‘Layout’ or ‘Preview’ Mode

See section 3 (Form Buttons) for more information on Buttons or section 6 (Browsing Records) for more information on Layouts.

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