User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using FileMaker Pro
- About fields and records
- Opening and closing files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Working with data in Table View
- Finding records
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing files
- Backing up files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Designing and creating solutions
- Planning a solution
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Creating and changing fields
- Setting options for fields
- Creating database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with layout themes
- Working with layout object, part, and background styles
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with layout parts
- Creating and editing charts
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Supported import/export file formats
- Setting up recurring imports
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing solutions on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting files
- Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Creating accounts and privilege sets
- Viewing extended privileges
- Authorizing access to files
- Security measures
- Enhancing physical security
- Enhancing operating system security
- Establishing network security
- Backing up databases and other important files
- Installing, running, and upgrading antivirus software
- Chapter 7 Using FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Index
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To view a different layout in the new window, choose a layout from the Layout pop-up menu in the
layout bar, or choose View menu
> Go to Layout. For information on finding records, see “Finding
records” on page 28. For information on sorting records, see “Sorting records” on page 32.
Saving files
By default, FileMaker Pro automatically saves changes to your data as you work, so there is no
Save command. For more control over when record data is saved, you can clear the Save record
changes automatically option (in the Layout Setup dialog box) individually for each layout.
To save a copy of your file (for example, as a backup) or save a clone of your file with no data, see
Help. To save a copy of your file in a non-FileMaker format, see
“Saving and sending data in other
formats” on page 109.
FileMaker Pro doesn't save changes to the state of a file if they are the only changes you make
while the file is open.
The original window, in
Browse mode, in which
you can view the records
A second window, in
Find mode, in which you
can perform a different
search on the same
found set
Layout pop-up menu