User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Defining database fields
- Using supplemental fields
- Setting options for fields
- Defining database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Chapter 8 Security measures
- Index
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FileMaker Pro overview
Here is an overview of the capabilities of FileMaker Pro.
Creating simple or complex databases
With FileMaker Pro you can create simple databases consisting of just one
database table, such as an address list, or you can create a complex database
with relationships and multiple database tables. For example, you can create a
complex database that relates two tables based on a single common value, such
as a serial number or an ID number.
You can organize your databases as a single table in a single file, as multiple
tables in a single file, or as multiple tables in multiple files.
FileMaker Pro provides database templates (Starter Solutions) designed for
business, education, and personal purposes. The templates can be quickly
customized to suit your needs.
For more information about creating databases, see chapter 3, “Creating
databases.”
An address list database
consisting of one table
A database consisting of multiple tables,
with a portal to display records from a
related table
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