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Merge Field Madness
I'm sure most of you have run into this problem at one point or another. You wish to place a merge field on the layout, but the name of the field extends beyond your available layout space. While the data still displays correctly in browse mode, the length of the merge field covers up nearby objects, making it difficult to work in layout mode. One solution is to shorten the name of your field. If you can't or don't want to do that, try changing the font size of your merge field so the text block fits in your available space. Keep the first less-than sign in your chevron (e.g. <) the font size you want to display the merge data. Even though most of the text in your merge field is a tiny font size, the first merge field character will set the size for the data. Pretty cool. This can also be done with symbols that are surrounded by curly brackets (e.g. {). |
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FileMaker Developer Worthiness
Top 10 ways you know your developer is NOT worthy:
- Spells "FileMaker" with a lowercase "m"
- Uses inches or centimeters instead of points in Inspector
- Recommends WebDirect deployment over FileMaker Pro
- Creates a solution with one file for every table
- Doesn't know Claris and FileMaker, Inc. are the same company
- Isn't certified for latest version of FileMaker
- Isn't an FBA member
- Charges less than $100.00 per hour
- Uses a rainbow of colors on his interface
- Provides a quote without a requirements document
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