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
Chapter 1
Introducing FileMaker Pro
FileMaker
®
Pro
is the leading workgroup software for quickly creating and sharing solutions adapted
to your business needs. Powerful features, broad platform support, and an easy-to-use interface
make FileMaker
Pro indispensable for anyone in business, government, and education who needs
to effortlessly manage all their information on iPad, iPhone, Windows, OS
X, and the web.
About this guide
This User’s Guide contains an introduction to FileMaker Pro features and provides step-by-step
instructions on the most common FileMaker
Pro tasks. You will need to refer to FileMaker Pro
Help for details and for information on more advanced product features.
To send your feedback on this guide, see
http://www.filemaker.com/company/documentation_feedback.html.
Working with FileMaker Pro
FileMaker provides several ways to help you use FileMaker Pro.
FileMaker Pro documentation
To find documentation for FileMaker Pro and other FileMaker products:
1 In FileMaker Pro, choose Help menu > Product Documentation.
1 To learn about, view, or download additional FileMaker documentation, visit
http://www.filemaker.com/documentation.
FileMaker Pro Help
FileMaker Pro Help provides comprehensive step-by-step instructions on FileMaker Pro features.
You can open Help from the Help menu in FileMaker
Pro.
There are three ways to access Help:
1 Browse the Help table of contents to locate topics by subject.
1 Search for particular topics by entering keywords.
1 Get information about the currently displayed dialog box by pressing F1 (Windows) or
Command-? (OS
X). Some dialog boxes display a (Windows) or (OS X) button or a
Learn More link, which you can also use for getting information about the dialog box.
To print a Help topic:
1 Windows: In the FileMaker Pro Help window, click Print.
1 OS X: In the FileMaker Pro Help window, click or , then choose Print.