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• Default layout view – Set the default view (Form, List, Table) that you want to appear when
you first open a layout.
• Enhanced New Layout/Report assistant – Offers a more streamlined approach for grouping
data and creating summary reports.
• Recurring import – Automatically import data from Microsoft Excel or other data sources,
such as Tab and CSV, into FileMaker
Pro 11. Updates in the source file are reflected in the
FileMaker
Pro table.
• Enhanced support for Bento data import (Mac OS) – Import Bento date and timestamp
formats into FileMaker
Pro and then reformat the data as a FileMaker Pro date or
timestamp. Import encrypted and simple list fields from a Bento data source.
• Instant Web Publishing – Databases published on the web through Instant Web Publishing
include a status toolbar similar to the one you use when you work with databases in
FileMaker
Pro. FileMaker charts can be published using Instant Web Publishing.
• Work with data in a spreadsheet-like format – 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. Create a quick report by adding a leading or trailing group by field, all
from Table View.
• Quick find – Search across all the fields on a layout in Browse mode.
• 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.
• Portal filtering – Add a filter to a portal to specify the related records that are shown in a
portal.
• Clear recent files – Clear the names of files recently opened using File menu > Clear
Recent Files.
• 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.
• Text highlight – Apply a highlight to easily identify key text in your layouts.
• Enhanced Quick Start Screen – Quickly create, convert, open, and manage local, remote,
and favorite files. Access tutorials and other helpful resources, such as the FileMaker
Forum.
• Refined security – 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.
• Use variables in scripted find requests – Include local and global variables in scripted find
requests that you create or edit.
• Merge variables on layouts – Create a merge variable that displays values from local or
global variables. Use merge variables for some tasks in place of global fields or unstored
calculation fields.
• TLS (Transport Layer Security) support for sending mail via SMTP – When you send email
via SMTP, you can choose TLS encryption to allow both secure and nonsecure connections
over the same port.
• Script selection and editing improvements:
• The Specify Script dialog box has buttons for adding, editing, duplicating, and deleting
scripts.