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FileMaker Pro basics
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You can also use the steps below to upgrade your retail copy of FileMaker Pro version 9, 10, 11, or
12 to the full version of FileMaker
Pro 13. During the installation process, you’ll be asked to provide
the license key for your current product.
Notes
• You must have an internet connection to install FileMaker Pro 13 as described below.
• You can use the following steps to upgrade your retail copy of FileMaker Pro Advanced
version 9, 10, 11, or 12 to FileMaker
Pro 13, but you can’t upgrade to FileMaker Pro 13
Advanced.
To install FileMaker Pro 13 from the trial version:
1. Start your trial copy of FileMaker Pro 13. In the FileMaker Pro Trial dialog box that appears,
click Buy Now.
If the trial version is already running, choose Help menu > Buy FileMaker Pro.
The FileMaker Store web page appears.
2. Select the version of FileMaker Pro 13 that you want to purchase.
If you’re upgrading from FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced version 9, 10, 11, or 12, you
can only select a FileMaker
Pro 12 or FileMaker Pro 13 product on the Retail page. If you’re not
upgrading, you can select from the Retail or Licensing page.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions for purchasing your product.
Your license key for that product will be sent to you by email. Print that email and keep it in a
safe place.
4. After you’ve received your license key, return to the FileMaker Pro Trial dialog box, and click
Enter License Key.
5. In the next FileMaker Pro Trial dialog box, enter your user name, organization (optional),
and the license key for your new product. Click OK.
• If you’re installing FileMaker Pro 13 for Windows, you may be asked to provide
administrator login credentials for your computer.
• If you’re upgrading from an earlier version of FileMaker Pro and you entered an
upgrade license key in the FileMaker
Pro Trial dialog box, the FileMaker Pro Upgrade
dialog box appears. Enter your user name, (optional) organization, and the license key
for the earlier product. Click OK. See
Converting files from FileMaker Pro 11 and earlier
for information about changes that might affect your databases created in earlier
versions of FileMaker
Pro.
6. Begin working with the full version of FileMaker Pro 13.
About FileMaker Pro databases
A database is a collection of information, or data, that you can organize, update, sort, search
through, and print as needed. A FileMaker Pro database is a file or files made up of one or more
tables. A table consists of records and fields, which store and display your data.
Each FileMaker Pro database file contains information about the file’s structure, like fields and their
definitions, passwords and
access privileges, calculations, layouts, and scripts. A FileMaker Pro
database file also contains the data you enter and work with.
FileMaker Pro includes an interactive tour that helps familiarize you with the product. To start the
tour: