Estimated Time To Read This: < 1 minute       It makes perfect sense to use “Auto-resize Layout Objects” in order to show more content from within the fields already showing on your layouts.  Another example of how you can use this feature would be to show more fields on the layout when the screen size is large enough to allow for it.  In this quick (18 seconds) video, I demonstrate how you can combine anchoring with the z-order of your layout objects in order to conceal the least important fields ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: < 1 minute       Sometimes, a FileMaker Pro feature can be used in order to solve a design challenge it wasn’t originally meant to address. Here, we use the Auto-Resize feature to make a “window-centered interface”. By removing all anchors on an invisible, single-tab layout tab panel, the actual user interface (sitting on top of this free-floating tab object) sticks to the center of the window, regardless of its size.” Kieran ... Read More