I have used the method of creating a script for various page (print) set-ups for either landscape or portrait and at 100%, 95% or 75%. That way I had flexibility to use the variations within custom print scripts. Charlene M. Flora Division of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Intercollegiate Athletics for Men and Women The University of Texas at Austin P. O. Box 7399 Austin, TX 78713-7399 512/658-2257
________________________________ From: FileMaker Pro Discussions on behalf of Ross Dickson Sent: Tue 2/13/2007 7:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Method to print more than seen in a field? (FM 5.5 on a Mac) Jackie You can change the page setup (landscape or portrait) after each layout change by using the Page Setup script step. Since it's hard to store more than one Page Setup in one script, put the second Page Setup, if you need it, in a script of its own, and call it in the main print script when you need it. Ross J. wrote: >> You could make another layout designed for printing only which had the >> field in question at its maximum possible size with the slide fields >> option checked so the field will only print as large as needed. > > Ah, thanks. I went to do this and see that my original lay out is in > landscape configuration because I need the width. However, it seems I can¹t > have one landscape layout and one portrait layout without changing my page > set up before printing each time is this true? (and if that¹s a 5.5 issue, > is it also a FM8 issue?) > Jackie
