Drawing and inserting objects on a layout
You can enhance the design of a layout in a number of ways, including:
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adding text outside of fields (such as field labels and column headings)
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using the drawing tools to add lines, rectangles, or other shapes
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adding a graphic or QuickTime movie
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adding panel controls to group layout objects on tabbed or sliding panels
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adding popovers to group layout objects and simplify data viewing and entering
Related topics 
Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
Working with panel controls on layouts
Working with popovers on layouts
Topics in this section
Working with the layout tools
Adding text to a layout
Inserting the date, page number, or other variable onto a layout
Inserting merge variables onto a layout
Drawing lines and other shapes
Inserting graphics onto a layout
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