Showing or hiding badges on layout objects

Showing or hiding badges on layout objects

FileMaker Pro displays badges (icons) to indicate that conditional formatting, script triggers, or tooltips have been applied to a field, object, or layout, or that quick find is available for a field.

To see these badges, in Layout mode, choose View menu > Show and then the type of badge you want to display.

The following table shows you the available badges and what they mean.

Badge

Description

Conditional Formatting. This badge displays on objects for which conditional formatting has been defined.

Choose View menu > Show > Conditional Formatting.

For more information about conditional formatting, see Defining conditional formatting for layout objects.

Object Script Trigger. One of these badges displays in objects for which script triggers have been set. (The badge that appears depends on the size of the object.)

Choose View menu > Show > Script Triggers.

For more information about object script triggers, see Setting script triggers for objects.

Layout Script Trigger. This badge displays in the lower-right corner of a layout for which script triggers have been set.

In the Manage Layouts dialog box, a badge appears on the folder icon next to a layout name for which script triggers have been set.

Choose View menu > Show > Script Triggers.

For more information about layout script triggers, see Setting script triggers for layouts.

Quick Find. These badges display in fields in which you can use quick find. A green badge indicates that the field is searchable. A yellow badge indicates that the field is searchable, but the search might take longer than fields with the green badge. A gray badge indicates that the layout is disabled for quick find.

Choose View menu > Show > Quick Find.

For more information about quick find, see Configuring quick find.

Tooltip. This badge displays on objects on which tooltips have been added.

Choose View menu > Show > Tooltips.

For more information about tooltips, see Adding tooltips on layouts.

Button. This badge displays on button objects in Layout mode.

Choose View menu > Show > Buttons.

For more information about buttons, see Defining a button.

Badge	Description
	Conditional Formatting. This badge displays on objects for which conditional formatting has been defined. Choose View menu > Show > Conditional Formatting. For more information about conditional formatting, see Defining conditional formatting for layout objects.
	Object Script Trigger. One of these badges displays in objects for which script triggers have been set. (The badge that appears depends on the size of the object.) Choose View menu > Show > Script Triggers. For more information about object script triggers, see Setting script triggers for objects.
	Layout Script Trigger. This badge displays in the lower-right corner of a layout for which script triggers have been set. In the Manage Layouts dialog box, a badge appears on the folder icon next to a layout name for which script triggers have been set. Choose View menu > Show > Script Triggers. For more information about layout script triggers, see Setting script triggers for layouts.
	Quick Find. These badges display in fields in which you can use quick find. A green badge indicates that the field is searchable. A yellow badge indicates that the field is searchable, but the search might take longer than fields with the green badge. A gray badge indicates that the layout is disabled for quick find. Choose View menu > Show > Quick Find. For more information about quick find, see Configuring quick find.
	Tooltip. This badge displays on objects on which tooltips have been added. Choose View menu > Show > Tooltips. For more information about tooltips, see Adding tooltips on layouts.
	Button. This badge displays on button objects in Layout mode. Choose View menu > Show > Buttons. For more information about buttons, see Defining a button.

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