Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Format
The Format pop-up menu for the container field lets you decide how FileMaker should
handle pictures that aren't exactly the right size.
Figure 8-18
illustrates a few of the possibil-
ities:
▪ Choose
Crop to frame
if you want FileMaker to crop large pictures, showing only what
fits. “Crop” might not be the best word choice here. FileMaker doesn't actually alter the
image—even if you don't see the complete image onscreen, it's safely stored in the data-
base record.
▪ Choose
Reduce image to fit
if you want FileMaker to shrink large pictures to fit but
leave small pictures alone. This setting is what you automatically get if you don't change
it yourself.
▪ Choose
Enlarge image to fit
to make small pictures grow so they fit the field but are as
big as possible. (The more FileMaker has to enlarge the image, the blockier it looks.)
Large pictures get cropped.
▪ Choose
Reduce or Enlarge image to fit
if you want FileMaker to shrink big pictures
and grow small ones. This setting ensures that every picture in the field (on each record)
is about the same size.
