newly added field(s) do not show in layout
New to FMP 11 and am just stumped at a simple ( I think so) place. When adding a new field to a table then closing the Manage Database window and back to the Layout window the new field does not show up. What am I doing wrong? I can start a new table and add all the old fields with the new one but I"m sure missing something.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
Thank you Michael, I guess I want to add a new field to an existing table and after doing so cannot see the new field in in Form view. The original fields are there but not any new ones.
They Should be showing up on the bottom of the layout left justified.
Check that area of the screen, it could be the formatting that is making them "invisible" (ex: white text color on a white background).
Try clicking around in the lower left area of your layout to see if they are hidden.
Thanks again Michael, if I click anywhere on from view the field boxes will show up next to the original field names but not the new fields as you had suggested and I had hoped for. I"m sure that I am just missing something really simple and not able to explain it as well.
Update
I learned to add the new field via the field tool so everything is ok. Thanks for helping. I still am puzzled as to why this happens perhaps it is so that later on when there are more complex layouts a new field will just not show up on the layout till you add it?
There is a preference setting in Edit | Preferences that controls whether new fields are automatically added to the current layout. I prefer to keep this option turned off as this "feature" can often screw up the part size of your layout and you almost always have to reposition and resize the fields anyway to get them where I need them.
Each layout only has one table it is based off of, if you are adding new fields to a new table, the fields will not show on the current layout because they are on a different table for which, you will find a newly created layout in your layout menu.