Selecting and working with objects on panel controls
You can place objects on tab panels or slide panels, then move, resize, delete, copy, and format objects.
To select and work with objects on panel controls:
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In Layout mode, select one or more panels or objects.
 
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In the Inspector, click Position. In the Arrange & Align area, click one of the following:
If you don’t see the Inspector, click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar. For more information about aligning objects, see Aligning or distributing objects.
In the Inspector, click Position. In the Arrange & Align area, click Distribute Horizontally Distribute Horizontally button or Distribute Vertically Distribute Vertically button.
In the Inspector, click Position. In the Arrange & Align area, click one of the following:
Select an object, choose Edit menu > Copy, then choose Edit menu > Paste.
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Choose Edit menu > Clear.
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You can define a custom tab order for objects on a tab panel or slide panel. However, when you press the Tab key, you navigate only to objects on the front-most panel. If you want to automate navigation to another panel, use the Go To Field script step and specify a target field that is on the panel you want to bring to the front. For information on tab order, see Setting the tab order for data entry.
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If a script step specifies a field that is not on the front-most panel, FileMaker Pro selects that field and moves its panel to the front. If, however, the field also appears on the layout and the script locates that field first, the panel does not move forward. To have the panel move to the front in this situation, assign an object name to the field that’s on the panel and use the Go to Object script step to locate that instance of the field.
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Related topics 
Drawing and inserting objects on a layout
Placing and removing fields on a layout
Selecting and working with objects on a layout
Formatting panel controls