User manual

Chapter 1 | Introducing FileMaker Pro 11
In a layout, you choose, arrange, and modify fields and field labels, create reports, add buttons to
initiate scripts, add graphics and text, and specify printing options.
Not all information needs to be stored in your FileMaker Pro database. For example, you can add
a web viewer to display a web page on a layout. There are some restrictions for displaying web
content in FileMaker
Pro.
Choose different layout types in the New Layout/Report assistant. Use these different layout types
for various purposes, like displaying a data entry screen on a computer or an iPad, or printing a
totaled sales report or formatting data as mailing labels. You can customize each layout further by
using the design tools that are available in Layout mode.
For more information, see “Creating layouts and reports” on page 73.
Finding, sorting, and replacing data
Features for finding, sorting, and replacing data allow you to manipulate your data in many ways.
You can find records that meet criteria you specify, such as records entered on a certain date or
addresses in a particular city. You can open another window in order to perform different searches
on the same data.
You can rearrange records in order to view or print them in a different sequence. For example, you
can sort fields alphabetically, numerically, by date, or by a custom sort order.
Steve Williams
789 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
The same data can be arranged differently with multiple layouts
Juanita Alvarez 555-1234
Michelle Cannon 555-1234
Andre Common 555-1234
Marie Durand 555-1234
Jean Durand 555-1234
William Johnson 555-1234
John Lee 555-1234
Patrick Murphy 555-1234
Le Nguyen 555-1234
Kentaro Ogawa 555-1234
Mary Smith 555-1234
John Smith 555-1234
Sophie Tang 555-1234
Steve Williams 555-1234
Betty Wilson 555-1234
Contacts
Dear Sophie,
Thank you for ordering with us. We value
your business and appreciate the
opportunity to serve you.
If you have any questions about your order,
please call us—we want you to be satisfied
with your purchase.
Sincerely,
John Lee
Customer records sorted by last name