Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual
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Database
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Start by choosing Layout from the Layout menu.
Note
To change a field’s format in one step, you can create styles (combinations
of formatting information). For example, create a style called Highlight, and then
apply it to selected fields (objects) when you’re working in Layout mode. When
you change a style, all the fields with the same style also change. To create styles,
click
on the Default button bar, or choose Show Stylesheet from the Window
menu. For more information, see “Using styles” on page 9-5.
To
Do this
Change the appearance of text in
text, pop-up menu, radio button, or
checkbox fields
Double-click the field to modify, select options, and
then click OK.
Show or hide field labels, or set
other options for pop-up menu,
radio button, or checkbox fields
Double-click the field, select options, and then click OK.
Change the appearance of text in
a non-text field (for example, to
display a date in italic)
Select the field and choose from the Font, Style, Size, and
Text Color commands in the Format menu, or use the
pop-up menus on the button bar.
Change the format of numbers,
dates, and times
Double-click the number, date, or time field, select
formats, and then click OK.
Change the appearance of a picture
or QuickTime or AVI movie in a
multimedia field
Double-click the field, select options, and then click OK.
Change text appearance or formats
for several fields of a similar type
Shift-click the fields to change, and then double-click a
selected field (or choose from the Font, Style, Size, Text
Color, Alignment, and Spacing commands in the Format
menu).
Add a color, pattern, gradient,
texture, or border to any type
of field
Select the field(s) and choose a fill color, pattern,
gradient, or texture from the fill palettes, and a line
color, width, or pattern from the pen palettes on the tool
panel.
You can’t change the border width for a pop-up menu.
Add styles to text in Browse mode Select the text and choose a style from the stylesheet
palette.
Fill palettes
Pen palettes