U.M. (Mac OS)

FileMaker Pro basics 1-11
1 When you open a file created with FileMaker Pro versions 2.0 and
2.1, you see a message telling you the file must be converted to
FileMaker Pro 4.0 format. To rename the original file, keep the
Rename old file as checkbox selected and type a name (or use the
FileMaker Pro default). The new file is converted to the current
FileMaker Pro file format. The original file has a new name, but the
contents don’t change. (For more information about converting files
from previous versions of FileMaker Pro, see the FileMaker Pro
Installation and New Features Guide.)
1 When you open a file saved with internal default formats different
from the system formats set on your computer, you might see an alert
message. For information about this situation, see appendix B,
“Working with international files.”
1 You can open a file created in another application, like Lotus 1-2-3,
Microsoft Excel, or ClarisWorks software, in FileMaker Pro and
convert it to FileMaker Pro format. See “Importing data into a new
file” on page 8-9.
Closing files
FileMaker Pro saves changes you make to a file as you work and
whenever you close a file or leave the application.
To close a file, be sure the file’s window is active, and then do one of
these:
1 Click the close box (in the upper-left corner of the file’s window).
1 Choose Close from the File menu.
Saving a copy of a file
Although FileMaker Pro saves changes to a file as you work, you can
save a copy of a file for various purposes.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E creating
E opening files
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E closing database files