Setting auto-resize options for layout objects
You can set objects to automatically resize or move horizontally or vertically when the FileMaker Pro window is resized. Horizontal settings also apply to Preview mode and printing when the page size is wider than the size of the layout being viewed or printed.
When layout objects are set to resize, they maintain a constant distance from the object to which they are anchored. This allows objects to move, expand, or contract when the FileMaker Pro window is resized.
Anchor points are either the layout, tab or slide control, or portal margin in which an object resides. By default, objects are anchored on both the top and left sides of the layout or page.
To allow objects to resize or move when the FileMaker Pro window is resized:
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In Layout mode, select one or more objects on the layout.
For more information, see Selecting objects.
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Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Position.
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For example, to allow an object to maintain its horizontal position on the layout and expand to the right when the window is made wider, leave the default left and top anchors selected and select the right anchor.
Left, top, and right anchors selected in the Inspector
Tip  To allow an object to move to the right (rather than expand) when the window is made wider, clear the left anchor leaving the top and right anchors selected.
Notes
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Object shown in position when window is original size
Object stays in original position (left aligned) when window is made wider
Left and top anchors selected in the Inspector
Object shown in position when window is original size
Object moves to right margin when window is made wider
Top and right anchors selected in the Inspector
Object shown in position when window is original size
Object expands to left and right margins when window is made wider
Left, top, and right anchors selected in the Inspector
Object shown in position when window is original size
Object moved relative to the center of the layout when window is made wider
Top anchor selected in the Inspector
Note  The object will not display in the exact center of the layout after resizing, unless it was positioned in the center of the layout before resizing.
Important  Multiple objects positioned side-by-side or stacked vertically and anchored to either both left and right or both top and bottom margins move or resize relative to the layout, tab control, slide control, or portal margin, not each other. Therefore, adjacent objects will not maintain a relative distance from one another and may overlap when the window is resized.
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If a layout is smaller than the size of the FileMaker Pro window and you anchor an object by its right side or bottom (except for a popover), the layout will expand to fill the window in Browse and Find modes and the page in Preview mode.
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Objects located on tab controls, slide controls, popovers, or in portals adhere to the following rules:
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Objects are anchored to the tab control, slide control, popover, or portal boundary rather than to the window or layout part boundary. For example, if a tab control is anchored on the right and objects inside the tab control are anchored on the left, these objects align to the tab control’s left side rather than the window’s left side.
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Form View: Objects are anchored to the sides of the window horizontally and to the sides of their enclosing layout part vertically.
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List View: Objects are anchored horizontally.
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Table View: Auto-resize settings have no effect.
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Objects placed in top or bottom navigation parts that are set to auto-resize are fixed vertically but will resize horizontally.
Related topics 
Using the Inspector to position objects