Installation and New Features Guide (Windows)

Chapter 1: Welcome to FileMaker Pro
Welcome to the FileMaker
®
Pro 4.1 application. FileMaker Pro is
designed to help you manage information easily and effectively.
About this guide
This FileMaker Pro Installation and New Features Guide tells you how
to install the application on your Windows or Mac OS computer.
Note 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 the Mac OS.
1 Chapter 1, “Welcome to FileMaker Pro,” explains system
requirements and what you have to do before using FileMaker Pro.
1 Chapter 2, “Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows,” provides
instructions for installing the application on a Windows-based
computer.
1 Chapter 3, “Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS,” provides
instructions for installing the application on a Mac OS-based
computer.
1 Chapter 4, “New features in FileMaker Pro,” provides an overview of
the new features in FileMaker Pro 4.1 and FileMaker Pro 4.0. This
chapter is especially helpful for users upgrading from previous
versions of FileMaker Pro.
1 Chapter 5, “ODBC import with FileMaker Pro,”gives instructions for
importing data from ODBC data sources, a new feature in
FileMaker Pro 4.1.
1 Appendix A, “MacIPX control panel,” provides information for
networking using MacIPX in the Mac OS.
1 Appendix B, “Installing Win32s,” provides information on installing
and removing Win32s.
This installation guide, the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide, and the
onscreen Help system work together to give you the information you
need to know as you learn about FileMaker Pro.