Page Breaks

[JCJXXL]

I'm still a newbie to FMP and am struggling with the page breaks. I work on a 19" wide screen set to 1440 x 900. So of course I have designed our database interface to take advantage of the extra screen space. The problem is my interface does not fall within the 8 x 11 page FMP has given me to work with. So when I print, instead of it being on one page, it is split between two pages.

I have searched the forums, gone through the FMP men options and just can't seem to find a setting to change the page breaks.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

[Genx]

To be honest I'm pretty sure there isn't one (if anyone knows otherwise PLEASE correct me).

[JCJXXL]

Hmmm... so I am possibly "stuck" as far as setting custom height and width for my interface?

If I didn't have to print that wouldn't be such a big deal. I would make my interface as large as I wanted and the turn off the page break bars.

[Genx]

Well, either you can make a report to .. report on all the information, or use sliding and the "do not print this object" options to get rid of chunky bits of your layout so they don't print.

[Lee Smith]

AFAIK, if you are printing on a standard printer with a page described as portrait, or landscape (8 x 11 or 11 x 8), than you will need to keep your objects within the margins you see in Layout Mode. You might try reducing your page to a print size less than 100%, but that is probably not what you want.

For what is is worth, if this Database is going to be used by others with smaller Monitors. They may not appreciate having to use the Scroll Bars in order to get around your layout. Not to mention eye focus.

HTH

Lee

[Genx]

Hehehe,

I'm not 100% "down with" the lingo here Lee. Lol, for future reference, what does AFAIK stand for?

[LaRetta]

Here ya go, Genx. This has helped me.

Acronyms

LaRetta

[Genx]

Lol thanks LaRetta,

That ones going straight to my bookmarks, god knows i need it often :)

[Søren Dyhr]

god knows i need it often

But sometimes could all these acronyms be a PITA for the readbility ...exhibiting a slight of secterism, used by those not having enough edge to be radical ...as an urge to be tendy instead.

To question assumptions and prejudice, is in my humble opinion far more relevant as an attempt to be helpfull, than pave the debate with trendyness shortcutting reason.

--sd

[Genx]

I need it often only for translation my dear Soren..rather than for some deep drive within me to be trendy

[JCJXXL]

Thanks for the info guys. No worry on the scrolling by other users. This database is for our office and all our screens are the same 19" wide.

I guess I could stay within the boundaries and do a zoomed in view.

Thanks again gang!

[comment]

I am still puzzled by what is the actual problem here. Surely, the paper will not grow in size just because you bought a larger screen?

If you have a big screen, you can design your SCREEN interface to take advantage of it. I don't know why you would want to print that, but you could either select a larger paper, or use multiple pages, or zoom to fit.

Usually, you would have a separate layout for printing your DATA (not your interface). This layout would be designed to fit the paper, not the screen size.

[JCJXXL]

I've included a link to a screenshot of what I am trying to explain.

Comment, I understand what you are saying about printing DATA rather than the interface, however we need to have that ability (if possible).

Thanks to everyone who has offered advice.

Edited January 13, 2007 by Guest

[comment]

The solution is the same, whatever you want to print. If your "interface" fits on a single page, then make another layout where that turquoise rectangle is centered on the page, and use that for printing.

Filemaker will, if you so choose, slide printed elements up and left - but not to the center of the page.

BTW, the "default workspace" is not set up by Filemaker. It's the size of the page selected in Print Setup.

[Genx]

... Just make a report that shows all the data on the page, printed interfaces are a waste of paper anyway. The only important part is the data which, more often than not, can be better organized on a purpose built report - as opposed to a general data entry layout.