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FileMaker Pro features by version
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• Online update notification – Receive notification when software updates are available over
the Internet.
• Auto-resize layout objects – Specify how layout objects dynamically adjust to window
resizing. As you resize windows, data contracts or expands on a form, in Preview mode,
and in printing.
• Enhanced tab panel control – Use new tab control setup features to set the default tab and
tab width on a form.
• Improved web viewer – View and set options for status and messages in the new progress
bar area.
• Learn buttons – Link directly to context-sensitive Help topics from these dialog boxes to
learn more about using them: Web Viewer Setup, Button Setup, Specify Calculation, and
Create Layout/Report.
• Enhanced Help menu – Access product documentation, register or activate FileMaker Pro,
transfer activation to another computer, send FileMaker your feedback, and more from the
Help menu.
• Revised File menu – The File menu > Define command is now File menu > Manage, and
the new Manage dialog boxes replace the Define dialog boxes.
• Improved Undo/Redo – Undo or redo editing multiple times in the active field or layout text
object.
• Improved spell checking – Control visual spell checking for individual fields.
• Enhanced toolbar – Use new and improved buttons on the toolbar, including Alignment
(Layout mode), Save Records as Excel, and Save Records as PDF.
• Multiple script editing windows – Open multiple edit script windows at one time.
• Script organization features – Create groups and filters to manage numerous scripts and
search for scripts.
• Copy and paste scripts – Copy entire scripts and script steps from one file and paste them
into the same or a different file.
FileMaker Pro 9.0 Advanced
• Enhanced Script Debugger – Debug restricted-access scripts upon login and authentication
from within the Script Debugger, select multiple script steps, view last script error results,
and link directly to Help for more information with the Script Debugger.
• Enhanced Data Viewer – Use the new Current tab to view field or variable data in the
current script, and view restricted data in Data Viewer upon login and authentication.
• PHP Site Assistant link – Choose Tools menu > Launch PHP Assistant to link directly to
PHP Site Assistant.
• Enhanced Database Design Report – Document your database solution, including new
features such as script groups, external SQL data source tables, new functions, and more.
FileMaker Pro 10.0
• 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.
• Saved finds – Save complex find requests for use in future FileMaker Pro sessions and
access recent finds using buttons on the status toolbar.