Working with layout parts

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Working with layout parts

FileMaker Pro layouts are divided into layout parts, sections of the layout that determine how data in a field is treated and displayed. By using parts, you can control how FileMaker Pro prints data, for example:

once for each record

only at the top of each page

only before or after groups of sorted records (for example, to include a subtotal for each group of records)

Each layout must have at least one part. Layout parts can contain fields, portals, buttons, text, and other objects. In Layout mode, dotted horizontal lines mark the division between layout parts, and the part label appears at the left end of the bottom dividing line.

Part tool in the status area, and a part label and part boundary in a layout

Note The New Layout/Report assistant automatically creates the appropriate layout parts depending on the choices you make. You can add, change, or delete layout parts after you finish the assistant as needed. For information on creating layouts, see Creating a layout.

More detail about layout parts

About layout part types

Adding a layout part

Changing a layout part

Defining page breaks, numbering, and background fill

Reordering layout parts

Resizing layout parts

Deleting layout parts

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