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 1
Before you begin
Welcome to your FileMaker
®
software. FileMaker Pro is designed to help
you manage information easily and
effectively.
About this guide
This Installation and New Features Guide tells you how to install
FileMaker
Pro 14 or FileMaker Pro 14 Advanced on your Windows or
Mac computer and introduces new features in the software.
Keep the following in mind:
1 This guide uses “FileMaker Pro” to refer to both FileMaker Pro and
FileMaker Pro
Advanced, unless describing specific
FileMaker Pro
Advanced features.
1 When a feature or procedure is specific to a particular platform, you
see instructions and illustrations that are also specific to that platform.
For features or procedures that are similar on both platforms, you
may see illustrations for either Windows or OS
X.
To send your feedback on this guide, visit
http://www.filemaker.com/company/documentation_feedback.html.
Where to find FileMaker documentation
To learn about, view, or download additional FileMaker documentation,
visit
http://www.filemaker.com/documentation.
For late-breaking information and release notes about FileMaker Pro,
visit
http://help.filemaker.com.