Silicon Wasteland - Errata - Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5: Visual QuickProject

Errata: Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5: Visual QuickProject
Peachpit Press, 2007

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Error

36

In Step 1, change the end of the first sentence from "stock-related fields." to "stock-related field labels."

39

In Step 1, change the end of the first sentence from "savings bond fields." to "savings bond field labels."

66

Last paragraph, change: "and the currency format to Dividend and Interest." to "and the currency format to Deposit and Withdrawal."

93

Any time you switch page orientations (when creating/editing layouts, entering data, or generating a report), the orientation (landscape or portrait) remains in effect until you manually choose another orientation in the Page Setup dialog box or until a script executes that contains a Print Setup step that sets a new orientation. After you finish creating the Stock Report layout, you should choose File > Page Setup and reset the orientation to portrait.

Resizing Multiple Selected Fields, Labels, or Other Objects

You can resize fields or field labels by dragging an edge or by entering numbers in the Size windoid. However, if you try to resize multiple selected fields or labels at the same time, you may get unexpected results if the items are different sizes. (Resizing works beautifully if all selected items are the same size.)

For instance, supposed you've selected three fields: two 2" long and one 1" long. If you set Width by entering 1" in the Size windoid (or drag one of the longer fields to a width of 1"), the two longest fields will become 1" long and the smallest will become 1/2" long.

Thus, if you're uncertain whether all selected objects are identical in size, the safest approach is to resize them one at a time.

Page	Error
36	In Step 1, change the end of the first sentence from "stock-related fields." to "stock-related field labels."
39	In Step 1, change the end of the first sentence from "savings bond fields." to "savings bond field labels."
66	Last paragraph, change: "and the currency format to Dividend and Interest." to "and the currency format to Deposit and Withdrawal."
93	Any time you switch page orientations (when creating/editing layouts, entering data, or generating a report), the orientation (landscape or portrait) remains in effect until you manually choose another orientation in the Page Setup dialog box or until a script executes that contains a Print Setup step that sets a new orientation. After you finish creating the Stock Report layout, you should choose File > Page Setup and reset the orientation to portrait.