2empowerFM Layout Painter

Use scripts or field values to draw lines, shapes, text, or color directly on your FileMaker layout.

Create an image of tabs, then recolor and draw on the image to highlight the active tab. The same tab image can be used in many databases and you can even create multiple images for multi-row tabs. As a bonus, you'll also get certain functions from 2empowerFM Keyboard and Mouse that let you calculate which tab was clicked and handle clicking in Preview mode.

Tabs aren't limited to static images. Layout Painter can draw tab shapes on the left, right, top, and bottom of areas. You can change each tab's color, location, and text. Can't fit as many tabs on the screen as you need? An example is included which draws a clickable arrow to show when more tabs can be scrolled into view.

In a database of flowers, you can recolor the background to match the color of each flower. If a field is empty, Layout Painter can draw a button over it, or it can draw light-grey instructions inside of it.

Save money and reduce waste by using partial label sheets - let users click which labels to print on in Preview mode, then draw over the preview to indicate which labels will be printed. An example is included.

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