Filemaker Pro 9. (15)

Question 1

1. p 147. LAYOUT TOOLS. LAYOUT TOOLS IN THE STATUS AREA. How many CONTROL TOOLS are there?

Answer 1

a. Button
b. Field Control
c. Tab Control
d. Portal Tools
e. Web Viewer.

Question 2

2. What does the BUTTON TOOL do?

Answer 2

it creates a button that when clicked tells FM to do what you’ve programmed the button to do, such as open another record, go to another field, etc.

Question 3

3. What does the FIELD CONTROL TOOL do?

Answer 3

it lets you determine everything that’s important about a field (except what’s inside it), such as placement, shape, size, etc.

Question 4

4. What is the TAB CONTROL TOOL?

Answer 4

Allows TABS in your layout so you can have much more info without clutter.

Question 5

5. What is the PORTAL TOOL?

Answer 5

Creates PORTALS, which show data from a different TABLE right on your layout.

Question 6

6. What is the difference between the FIELD TOOL and the FIELD CONTROL TOOL?

Answer 6

Not much, but the FIELD CONTROL TOOL offers a bit more options up front.

Question 7

7. FM makes a distinction between the FIELD IN THE TABLE and the FIELD ON THE LAYOUT, which is more accurately called a:

Answer 7

FIELD CONTROL

Question 8

8. What are the FIELD CONTROLS?

Answer 8

They are a METHOD FOR INPUTTING INFO INTO A FIELD

Question 9

9. In addition to TEXT, Field Controls can be:

Answer 9

a. Checkboxes
b. Radio Buttons
c. Calendars
d. Menus.

Field Controls have STYLES, BORDERS, and BEHAVIORS that you can edit.

Question 10

10. With FIELD CONTROL, you’re in charge of:

Answer 10

how the field accepts information.