Database Reference
In-Depth Information
To delete a tab, select it in the list and then click Delete. When you delete a tab from a lay-
out, you also delete all the objects on that tab, so be sure to move any objects you want to
keep to another part of the layout first. (If the tab you select for deletion has objects on it,
FileMaker warns you first, and asks whether you're sure you know what you're doing.)
Finally, you can control the tab panels' order. FileMaker draws the tabs in the order they ap-
pear in the Tabs list. The leftmost tab panel is the one that appears at the top of the list, and
so on. Rearrange the list using the arrows to the left of each name. FileMaker is smart
enough to move the objects on each tab along with the tabs themselves when you reorder.
Default Front Tab
When you first switch to a layout but before you've clicked a tab, FileMaker needs to decide
which tab to show automatically. You tell it which one by choosing the appropriate tab name
from the Default Front Tab pop-up menu in the Tab Control Setup dialog box. While it's pos-
sible to choose any of the tab panels, be aware that most places where tabs appear, the left-
most tab is usually the front tab. If there's a compelling reason for a tab to always be in front
when you first see a layout, it's pretty likely that that tab should be on the left, too.
Tab Justification
If the total width of all your tabs is less than the width of the Tab Control itself and you
haven't chosen Full justification, then FileMaker lets you choose where the grouping of tabs
should be positioned. It's a lot like aligning a paragraph of text: Choose from Left, Center, or
Right, and the tabs will bunch up according to your selection.
NOTE
If you have more tabs than can fit given the size of the Tab Control, then FileMaker simply doesn't
show the extras. You can either force the tabs to be narrower using the Tab Width option (see be-
low), make the Tab Control itself bigger, or make the tab names shorter.
Tab Width
The Tab Width pop-up menu has several choices to influence the width of the tabs:
▪ The standard setting, Label Width , makes each tab just wide enough to hold its label, so
each tab could be a different width.
Label Width Margin of adds the amount of additional space you specify around the
label text. You can choose your favorite measurement system (as long as it's either
inches, centimeters, or points). The label's text will be centered within the tab.
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