Installation and New Features Guide

22 | New features
Improved usability
1 Work with data in a spreadsheet-like format – You can add fields and
records in Table View using a familiar, spreadsheet-like format. Sort,
delete, and hide fields; change a field’s data type; and set field options.
You can also create a quick report by adding a leading or trailing group
by field—all from Table View.
1 Quick find – You can search across all the fields on a layout in Browse
mode.
1 Inspector – Most editing tasks that you do in Layout mode can be done
with the Inspector, which allows you to view and modify object
settings in one convenient place.
1 Portal filtering – Add a filter to a portal to specify the related records
that are shown in a portal.
1 Clear recent files – Clear the names of files you recently opened using
the Clear Recent Files command in the File menu.
1 Snapshot link – Capture and preserve a found set of record IDs—
including the layout, view, and sort order—exactly as it was when you
performed the original find request, and email it to another person.
1 Text highlight – You can apply a highlight to easily identify key text in
your layouts.
1 Enhanced Quick Start Screen – Use the Quick Start Screen to quickly
create, convert, open, and manage local, remote, and favorite files. You
can also access tutorials and other helpful resources, such as the
FileMaker Forum.
Application fundamentals
1 Refined security – As part of your overall security plan, you can
control whether other FileMaker Pro files are permitted to access the
schema (including the tables, layouts, scripts, and value lists) in a file
in your secured solution, and prevent versions of FileMaker Pro earlier
than version 11 from opening the file.
1 Use variables in scripted find requests – You can include local and
global variables in scripted find requests that you create or edit.