Button Bars
IntermediateBuild professional navigation and action toolbars using FileMaker's Button Bar object -- covering segment configuration, active-state styling, and script parameters.
What you'll learn
- How to create and configure a button bar
- How to set scripts and labels on individual segments
- How to use active-state styling to show the current selection
- How to use script parameters to share one script across all segments
Button bars are a native FileMaker object that combines multiple clickable segments into a unified control. They are ideal for tab-style navigation, mode selectors, and filter controls. Unlike individual buttons, a button bar handles active-state styling natively and keeps segments visually aligned without manual positioning.
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Creating a button bar
In Layout mode, use the Button Bar tool (next to the Button tool in the toolbar) to draw a button bar. After drawing, double-click to enter button bar configuration. Add segments with the + button and configure each.
// Button bar creation: // Layout mode -> Button Bar tool ([ ][ ][ ] icon in toolbar) -> draw on layout // Double-click to open Button Bar Setup // Each segment has: // - Label (text or icon) // - Script or action // - Script parameter (optional) // Segment actions: // - Perform Script // - Go to Layout // - Go to Related Record // - Any other button action
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