Installation and New Features Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Before you begin
- About FileMaker documentation
- Customer support and Knowledge Base
- Update notification
- New version notification
- About the license key
- Requirements for features in Windows
- Requirements for 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 New features
18 | Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
1 You can also install FileMaker Pro using the command line or
remotely using Apple Remote Desktop. For more information, see the
FileMaker
Pro Network Install Setup Guide.
1 If you have installed FileMaker Pro 11 Trial on your computer, you
need to uninstall it before installing FileMaker
Pro. For information
about uninstalling FileMaker
Pro, see “Uninstalling
FileMaker Pro 11” on page 19.
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 DVD, insert the DVD into
your DVD drive, and open the FileMaker DVD window.
2. Locate and double-click the FileMaker Pro installation icon.
3. Install FileMaker Pro by following the onscreen instructions.
For additional details about installation, see “Installation notes” on
page 17.
4. When the installation is complete, the Product Registration dialog box
appears.
FileMaker Pro
installation icon