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Arrange All Windows

Purpose 

Adjusts the size and location of all open windows.

Format 

Arrange All Windows [Tile Horizontally/Tile Vertically/Cascade
Window/Bring All to Front]

Options 

•	Tile Horizontally positions open windows in a left/right orientation. Windows are resized to prevent overlapping.

•	Tile Vertically positions open windows in a top/bottom orientation. Windows are resized to prevent overlapping.

•	Cascade Window positions windows in an overlapping pattern, beginning in the top left corner of the screen. Windows are resized to fill the screen, less any offset.

•	Bring All to Front (Mac OS) moves all open FileMaker Pro windows to the front. Windows are not resized.

Compatibility 

 

Where the script step runs	Supported
FileMaker Pro	Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script	No
FileMaker Go	No
Custom Web Publishing	No
Instant Web Publishing	No
Runtime solution	Yes

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

The size and location of the open windows are the only things that change; current table, active window, and active record are not affected by this script step.

Examples 

Perform Find [Restore]
Sort Records [Restore]
New Window [Name: “Customers”; Height: 200; Width: 600;
Top: 16; Left: 16]
Arrange All Windows [Tile Vertically]

Related topics 

Script steps reference (alphabetical list)

Script steps reference (category list)