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How Do I Change the Look of SeedCodeContacts or Change the Tab Names Like “Blank”?

All the interface objects, like the tabs and rounded corners used in SeedCodeContacts, are stored in global fields. you can access these field directly on the About / Interface tab. Many of these graphics need to be edited in PhotoShop as they are not FileMaker objects. Aside from the contents of these global fields, you can edit the layouts in SeedCodeContacts just as you’d edit any other FileMaker layouts. Note that many layout objects are locked to prevent their being accidentally edited or deleted; simply select the item and choose “unlock” from the “Arrange” menu in layout mode.

The names of each tab (”Contact”, “Blank”, etc.) are stored in global text fields and are editable right on the About / Interface tab of SeedCodeCalendar. Changing the actual layout names is not recommended as these are referenced in scripts.

Note that if you’ve made a clone of SeedCodeContacts, the graphics in these global fields will be erased. You’ll need to import these graphics from another version of SeedCodeContacts, or from a backup file (providing it is not a clone).

Be sure to edit interface globals when you have “sole access” to the file: most reliably done by taking the file off FileMaker Pro Server. Globals reset on a multi user system do not persist past that “session” and will be done when you next reopen the file.