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Show Your Stuff: Using Conditional Formatting to fit long content into fixed width fields

Published on January 7, 2011. 0 Comments

A common problem I run into is not being able to see all the information I need to in list view.  Consider the list view shown below, taking note of the Full Name field:

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As you can see, longer content – such as very long names – don’t fit within the allotted space.  Ordinarily you could just set anchors to have the field grow to the right, but in this particular use case, we already have one anchored field – Notes – set to grow rightward.

In this type of situation, I can call on Conditional Formatting to save the day.  I actually got the inspiration for this one by using the calculator on my iPod Touch.  Type a number and it appears in the calculator, pretty large.  If you keep typing digits, then number gets smaller to fit in the area of the display.   Brilliant! Continue reading ‘Show Your Stuff: Using Conditional Formatting to fit long content into fixed width fields’

 
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REMINDER: Meeting next Tuesday, February 23 – Solution Case Study: Intuitive workflow for Medical Research using FM 10 Features

Published on February 17, 2010. 0 Comments

Just a reminder; we’re meeting next Tuesday:

Our next meeting will be February 23, at 6 PM, at the IT Solutions office.

David Hollander makes databases for medical researchers. He’ll demo a project for managing lab samples that incorporates cool features in FM10 to make it as intuitive and goof-proof as can be. You’ll see how script triggers, conditional formatting, custom menus, and other interface tricks are put to work. Newcomers will come away learning new techniques; and veterans can compare their own favorite methods to David’s.

David Hollander is a longtime active member of the Philly FileMaker User Group, and we’re pleased to have him present.

You can RSVP here:
http://www.fmpug.com/rsvp.php?eventID=962

 
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Please Join us February 23: David Hollander – Solution Case Study: Intuitive workflow for Medical Research using FM 10 Features

Published on February 8, 2010. 0 Comments

Our next meeting will be February 23, at 6 PM, at the IT Solutions office. An official announce will go out closer to the meeting date, but here’s the blurb:

David Hollander makes databases for medical researchers. He’ll demo a project for managing lab samples that incorporates cool features in FM10 to make it as intuitive and goof-proof as can be. You’ll see how script triggers, conditional formatting, custom menus, and other interface tricks are put to work. Newcomers will come away learning new techniques; and veterans can compare their own favorite methods to David’s.

David Hollander is a longtime active member of the Philly FileMaker User Group, and we’re pleased to have him present.

You can RSVP here:
http://www.fmpug.com/rsvp.php?eventID=962

 
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