Can anyone tell me how to get the fields to autosize based on the data when
printing (in columnar layouts)?

Thanks!

In article <4307490b$0$28455$9a6e19ea (AT) news (DOT) newshosting.com>,
"Newshosting" <qwerbilzak (AT) shadango (DOT) com> wrote:

Fields don't "auto-size" in FileMaker.

What you have to do is stretch the fields to the maximum size you'll
ever need and then set them (plus all the fields, lines, boxes, images,
etc. below / right of them) to slide up / left using the Sliding option
in the Format menu. This will cause the selected field to close any
unused space, but you'll only see this happen when you print the layout
or view it in Preview mode - Browse mode does not slide the fields.
You'll also have to remember to turn on the "reduce size of enclosing
part" when sliding up, unless you want each record to take up the same
over-sized amount of space.



Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

I may add that you may have 2 different layouts : one for printing as
said by Harry, and one for looking to the results before printing. This
last layout will have a portal which is convenient for consulting but
not for printing.
Remi-Noel


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Thanks!

"Remi-Noel Menegaux" <rnmenegaux (AT) free (DOT) fr> wrote