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Setting up the display of repeating fields

If you define a field as a repeating field, you can format the field to display only a certain range of the repetitions, even though the information for all the repetitions is stored in the database. For example, if a repeating field is defined to display up to eight repetitions, you could format one field object to display the first four repetitions, and another field object to display the last four repetitions.

For information about defining a repeating field, see Defining repeating fields.

To format a repeating field:

1.	In Layout mode, select one or more repeating fields.

2.	Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.

3.	In the Field area, for Show repetitions, enter the range of the repeating values that you want to display.

4.	Choose an orientation for displaying the field repetitions from the orientation list.

You can choose Vertical to stack the repetitions in a column, or Horizontal to position the repetitions side by side in a row.

5.	Press Enter or Tab, or click outside the Inspector to apply the changes.

Notes

•	FileMaker Pro stores the data in all repetitions of a repeating field even if you change the formatting of the field so that not all of the repetitions are visible.

•	To reshape or resize all visible occurrences of a repeating field, use the handles that appear around the first occurrence. For more information, see Resizing and reshaping objects.

•	To help distinguish between individual repetitions, you can add borders between individual cells of a repeating field. For more information, see Adding borders, fill, and baselines to fields.