Help

Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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Important For runtime database solutions, you must include the word “About” in the layout
name. You must also include certain specific information in the layout. See
Your
responsibilities as a developer (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
3. Select Blank Layout.
4. Click Finish.
5. Include in the layout your logo, other graphics, and your company information.
6. Include text that notifies users if the solution files are protected with passwords or if full
access privileges have been removed.
7. See Your responsibilities as a developer (FileMaker Pro Advanced) for the exact legal
wording.
8. Create a button that lets your users return to the main layout of the primary file.
9. Choose Scripts menu > Manage Scripts and create a script that goes to the About layout.
10. Include the word About in the script’s name.
11. Create a menu command that displays the About layout. See Defining custom menus
(FileMaker Pro Advanced).
To display the About layout when the runtime application is started:
1. Open the primary file for the database solution.
2. Choose File menu > File Options.
3. In the Open tab of the File Options dialog box, select Switch to layout and choose the
About layout from the list.
Creating a custom Help layout
Create a Help layout that provides instructions for how to use your solution and add data to it. Then
create a script in the primary file of your solution to display the Help system. Use the custom menus
feature to make the script available as a command in the Help menu.
If you want to create a web page to document your solution, you can put a web viewer in your Help
layout that opens the web page.
See Creating and editing custom menu items (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
Including printed documentation
You’ll need to provide instructions to your users on how to install your database solution. Here’s a
list of things you should document:
• minimum equipment and software requirements
• how to install your bundled solution
• how to install custom files
• how to use software you might have included for:
• installing your bundled solution
• decompressing your solution files
• how to upgrade to new solution files (see Importing data into upgraded runtime solutions
(FileMaker Pro Advanced))