Installation and New Features Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Before you begin
- About this guide
- Where to find FileMaker documentation
- Customer support, Knowledge Base, and Community
- Product notifications
- About the license key
- Backing up your FileMaker Pro download
- Requirements for features
- Converting the trial version to the full version of FileMaker Pro
- Upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous version
- Opening files from previous versions
- Automating the installation process
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in macOS
- Chapter 4 New features
- Chapter 5 Where to go from here
Chapter 4 | New features 15
1 The zoom control area, which included the zoom controls, status toolbar control, and Mode
pop-up menu, has been removed from the bottom left of the document window.
1 To zoom in or out, use the View menu, keyboard shortcuts, or the Set Zoom Level script step.
1 To show or hide the status toolbar or switch modes, use the View menu, keyboard shortcuts,
or a script step.
1 The fmscriptdisabled extended privilege has been removed. To enable ActiveX Automation and
Apple events to access a solution, use the fmextscriptaccess extended privilege.
1 The following layout themes have been removed from FileMaker Pro. Any layout created in a
previous version of FileMaker Pro that uses a removed theme will continue to use that theme
in FileMaker Pro 16 and will be displayed in the Change Theme dialog box.
FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced
1 Improved Edit Expression dialog box in the Data Viewer – Expressions can be evaluated as you
type. You can now resize the Result area.
Family Layout theme
Condensed Dark, Light
Contrast Black, Blue, Green, Red
FileMaker Millennium Cool Brown, Cool Gray, Cool Gray Touch, Warm Blue, Warm Bronze, Warm Green
Glass Onyx, Onyx Touch, Purple, Silver
Rectangular Bamboo, Ice, Pine, Shell, Stone
Rounded Cosmos, Desert, Forest, Ocean, Ocean Touch, Sky
Semi-Rounded Beach, Canyon, Meadow, Quarry, River, River Touch
Specialty Electric, Retro, Wave, Wave Touch