Installation and New Features Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
Before you begin 4
About this guide 4
Where to find FileMaker documentation 4
Customer support, Knowledge Base, and Community 4
Product notifications 5
About the license key 5
Backing up your FileMaker Pro download 5
Requirements for features 5
Converting the trial version to the full version of FileMaker Pro 5
Upgrading FileMaker Pro from a previous version 6
Opening files from previous versions 6
Automating the installation process 6
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows 7
Installation notes 7
Choosing to install 32- or 64-bit FileMaker Pro 7
Default installation locations 8
Installing FileMaker Pro 8
About installing Bonjour 9
Uninstalling, modifying, or repairing FileMaker Pro 9
Chapter 3
Installing FileMaker Pro in macOS 10
Installation notes 10
Default installation locations 10
Installing FileMaker Pro 11
Uninstalling FileMaker Pro 11
Chapter 4
New features 12
Improved layout object editing 12
Improved usability 12
Support for JSON data 12
Enhanced security 12
Script steps 13
Functions 13
Changed and removed features 14
FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced 15
Chapter 5
Where to go from here 16