Filemaker Pro 9. (17)

Question 1

1. How do you tell FM to stretch and move things when you resize a window?

Answer 1

by using ANCHORS on the OBJECT INFO PALETTE.

Question 2

2. To change how an object moves when a window is resized, you:

Answer 2

turn on and off the various ANCHOR checkboxes.

Question 3

3. You can make any object STRETCH when you make the layout bigger, but how SMALL can the layout get?

Answer 3

You can SHRINK the layout and when it is smaller than the original layout, it will cut off the layout and you’ll get scroll bars.

Question 4

4. If you want to avoid scroll bars when you SHRINK the layout, you should:

Answer 4

design the original layout to be as SMALL AS POSSIBLE.

Question 5

5. When you anchor a field to the RIGHT, FM will anchor it to the RIGHT edge of the RIGHTMOST element.
   If the RIGHT ANCHORED FIELD is the RIGHTMOST object, it will anchor itself to:

Answer 5

the EDGE of the window, which does not look right.

Question 6

6. Any layout you create for onscreen use will probably need some objects to set the width.
   What are some options for this object?

Answer 6

a. A horizontal line
b. A graphic with a little built in space on the right edge (to keep it away from the edge).
c. Use an INVISIBLE OBJECT (such as a vertical line set to zero width) on the RHS.