If you’re ever curious about how something will look when printed, switch to Preview mode. Eventually you’ll want to print something out, like a set of mailing labels or a paper backup of all your records.
Part 2 is all about Layout mode.Īlthough computers make maintaining and manipulating mountains of information a breeze, there’s still no avoiding paper. Layout mode is where you design the screens (or layouts) that present your database information to best advantage. In addition to using databases (viewing, finding, sorting, adding, and changing data), you can use FileMaker to build databases. Right: Maximize your view of the content area by hiding the status area with a simple click on its control. Left: The status area is part of all FileMaker databases, regardless of what they contain.
Figure 1-2. Unlike the stark emptiness shown in Figure 1-1, this database is well underway, as you can see by the abundance of the content area.
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