Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 214)

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Tip To create labels quickly, create your database and then use the
Create Labels Assistant. Choose AppleWorks Assistants from the
or Help
menu, choose Create Labels, and then click OK. For more information about
Assistants, see “Using an Assistant” on page 2-4.
Editing a layout
To change the arrangement and appearance of data, you must be in Layout
mode. You can use the tool panel to make changes.
Tip When you work in Layout mode, it’s often convenient to use two views
of the document—one in Layout mode and the other in Browse mode—to
see your changes immediately as you make them. Choose New View from the
Window menu, and then click
on the Default button bar (or choose Tile
Windows from the Window menu). (For more information about arranging
windows, see “Arranging windows” on page 3-3.)
In Layout mode, fields and field labels appear as objects. You can add,
modify, resize, or move a field or field label in the layout without changing
the data in the database. You change only the field’s appearance, and not its
data. (To change field data, see “Adding, changing, and deleting fields” on
page 8-12. To change the way data appears, see “Changing the appearance
of data” on page 8-34.)
You control the appearance of data in Layout mode.
* Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To Do this
Insert a field in the
layout Choose Insert Field from the Layout menu, select a field and click OK.
Move a field or
field name Select the field or field name and drag it to the new location.
Resize a field or field
name Select the field or field name and drag a handle.
Align fields or field
names Hold down Shift, select the fields and field names to align, and
then choose Align Objects from the Arrange menu, or click one of the
alignment buttons on the Default button bar.
Add text to the layout Select the text tool , click in the document, and then type the
text. Text added to the Header part appears only at the top of each
page; text added to the Body part is repeated with each record.
In the Help index, * see:
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fields, arranging
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layouts, editing