Database Reference
In-Depth Information
▪ Choose View→Grid→Snap to Grid to turn the grid off (or use the Inspector, as described
earlier). (You can always turn it on again any time you want by repeating this menu com-
mand.)
▪ Press any arrow key to move the selected object (or objects) one point in any direction.
You can press an arrow repeatedly to carefully nudge an object into place.
Viewing Sample Data
If you make a field too narrow, the data inside it will appear cut off or truncated when
viewed in Browse mode). Don't worry—the data is there, it just doesn't all show up. So to
help you figure out how wide a field needs to be to show its data comfortably, choose
View→Show→Sample Data. The field names are replaced with data from the record that
was active when you switched to Layout mode. When you want to see the field names again,
choose the same command to turn the feature off.
NOTE
Even if the field is too narrow to display all its data, you can still type lots of text into the field.
When you're in Browse mode, the field expands as you type, but once you leave the field, it snaps
back to size. It can't display all that lovely data at once (unless you widen the field, or make it mul-
tiple lines high). See
Field Controls
to learn how to add a scroll bar to a field.
