Installation and New Features Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Before you begin
- About this guide
- Where to find FileMaker documentation
- Customer Support and Knowledge Base
- Product notifications
- About the license key
- Requirements for features in Windows
- Requirements for features in OS X
- Converting the trial version to the full version of FileMaker Pro
- Upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous version
- Opening files from previous versions
- Updating your User Dictionary
- Installing under a volume license
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in OS X
- Chapter 4 New features
- New user interface for creating scripts and calculations
- New Launch Center window for opening files
- Improved layout design tools and controls
- New themes and improved style handling
- Improved performance and usability
- Script steps, script triggers, and functions
- Changed and removed features
- FileMaker Pro 14 Advanced
- Chapter 5 Where to go from here
Chapter 4
New features
This chapter provides you with an overview of the new features and
improvements in FileMaker
Pro 14. Unless otherwise noted, see
FileMaker
Pro Help for more information on these features.
New user interface for creating scripts and
calculations
1 The new Script Workspace window allows you to:
1 create and manage FileMaker scripts in a unified workspace
1 add script steps by typing or choosing the script step’s name (as you
type, a list of matching script steps appears along with a brief
description)
1 edit many script step options inline
1 work with multiple scripts in the same window
1 run or debug scripts from the Script Workspace window
1 Redesigned Specify Calculation dialog box – As you type function,
table, and field names, a list of matching items appears along with a
brief description.
1 Improved Script Debugger – A description of the last error encountered
is displayed along with the error number.
New Launch Center window for opening files
1 Launch Center window – Open local and remote FileMaker Pro
solutions, convert other files, and manage favorite files and hosts all in
one place.
1 Solution icon – Choose a predefined icon or provide your own icon to
represent your solution in the Launch Center window.