Installation and New Features Guide

Chapter 5
New features
This chapter provides you with an overview of the new features and
improvements in FileMaker
Pro 10. Unless otherwise noted, please see
FileMaker
Pro Help for more information on these features.
Usability improvements
1 Status toolbar — Use the redesigned status area, which now appears
as a toolbar at the top of the FileMaker
Pro window, to perform most
tasks. For example, use the status toolbar to quickly perform Find
requests in Find or Browse mode. Drag your mouse pointer over the
status toolbar to display tooltips.
1 Saved finds — Save complex find requests for use in future
FileMaker
Pro sessions and access recent finds using buttons on the
status toolbar.
1 Improved Find mode — A icon now indicates the fields you can
use to search your database.
1 Layout object tooltips — You can now use FileMaker Pro to add
descriptive text that appears when users move the pointer over layout
objects in Browse or Find modes.
1 FileMaker Quick Start Screen — Create a FileMaker Pro database
from an Excel or Bento 2 (or a later supported version) file. Access
instructional materials, such as videos and the FileMaker Tutorial,
from the Learn More panel.
1 Improved Starter Solutions — Create a database from an updated
Starter Solution template to take advantage of the new FileMaker Pro
features.
1 Advanced recovery options — Perform a consistency check on files
you suspect might be damaged, select specific file components to be
recovered, and view information about the file’s status. View a detailed
file recovery log both during and after the file recovery process.
1 Dynamic subsummary reports — See recalculated summary values in
real time in Browse mode when data changes.