Specifying formats for container fields

Specifying formats for container fields

You can control how FileMaker Pro displays images and icons in container fields.

Container fields store and display pictures, QuickTime files, sounds, files of any type, and OLE objects. (For more information, see Working with data in container fields.) Container fields display these items differently:

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Pictures and most QuickTime files display as images

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Sounds display a sound icon

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Files of any type display the file icon and filename

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OLE objects display as either an image of each object or an icon

When you format a container field, you can set scaling options for images and alignment options for both images and icons. (Icons do not scale.) The formatting options you choose affect the display in FileMaker Pro only, and do not affect the original files that you may be referencing from disk.

To specify formats for container fields:

1.

In Layout mode, select one or more container fields.

For more information, see Selecting objects.

2.

Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.

3.

In the Data Formatting area, click Graphic , then select the formats you want to use.

To

Do this

Display each image at its unaltered size

From the Format list, choose Crop to frame. FileMaker Pro crops the image if it's too large to fit within the field boundaries.

Scale each image either always up, always down, or either up or down (depending on the data in the field) to fit within the field boundaries

From the Format list, choose Reduce image to fit, Enlarge image to fit, or Reduce or Enlarge image to fit.

Unless you also select Maintain original proportions, the image is distorted to fit the proportions of the field boundaries.

Set the horizontal and vertical alignment

For Alignment, choose horizontal and vertical alignments.

Related topics

Defining container fields

Inserting graphics into fields

Inserting QuickTime movies and multimedia into fields

Inserting files of any type into fields

Linking and embedding objects (OLE)

To	Do this
Display each image at its unaltered size	From the Format list, choose Crop to frame. FileMaker Pro crops the image if it's too large to fit within the field boundaries.
Scale each image either always up, always down, or either up or down (depending on the data in the field) to fit within the field boundaries	From the Format list, choose Reduce image to fit, Enlarge image to fit, or Reduce or Enlarge image to fit. Unless you also select Maintain original proportions, the image is distorted to fit the proportions of the field boundaries.
Set the horizontal and vertical alignment	For Alignment, choose horizontal and vertical alignments.

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