Installation and New Features Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Before you begin
- About this guide
- Customer support and product information
- Update notification
- About the license key
- Hardware and software requirements
- Networking requirements
- Web publishing requirements
- Requirements for other features in Windows
- Requirements for other features in the Mac OS
- Features not supported in Windows
- Features not supported in the Mac OS
- Opening files from previous versions
- Upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous version
- Updating your User Dictionary
- Installing under a volume license
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
- Chapter 4 Activating FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 5 New features
20 | Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
Installing FileMaker Pro
You must use the installation program to install FileMaker Pro—you can’t
install FileMaker
Pro by dragging files to your hard disk.
To install FileMaker Pro on your hard disk:
1. Do one of the following:
1 If you received your software electronically, after downloading the
file, double-click the disk image icon (.dmg file).
1 If you are installing FileMaker using a CD, insert the CD into your
CD or DVD drive, and open the FileMaker CD window.
2. Locate and double-click the FileMaker Pro installation icon.
3. When prompted, type your Mac OS administrator user name and
password.
4. Install FileMaker Pro by following the onscreen instructions.
For additional details about installation, see “Installation notes” on
page 19.
5. When the installation is complete, click Quit.
The Product Registration dialog box appears.
FileMaker Pro
installation icon