Quick Start
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Welcome to FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
- Chapter 4 New features in FileMaker Pro
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5.5
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Ease-of-use improvements
- Record-by-record access privileges
- Scripting improvements
- New logical, design, and status functions
- Extended ODBC and SQL functionality
- Import named ranges of Microsoft Excel data
- Search only the relative path for FileMaker Pro files
- Relaxed rules for mapping fields and relationships when importing scripts
- Dynamic field name matching in data import scripts
- Import more graphics file formats
- Increased productivity with FileMaker Server
- Prevent users from changing passwords
- Prevent users from creating databases
- Validation of the number of characters in a field
- Open a FileMaker Pro database via a URL (Mac OS)
- Web publishing enhancements
- Backward compatibility
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5
- Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
- New features in FileMaker Pro 5.5
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Making databases relational
- Lesson 11 Keeping your data safe
8 Getting Started Guide
4. In the License Agreement panel, read the Software License
Agreement. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, click
I accept..., then click Next.
5. In the Customer Information panel, type your name and your
organization’s name.
If you don’t have an organization name, you can put other
information (like your address) in the box or leave it blank.
Windows NT or Windows 2000 Professional Choose whether to
allow all users to access this application or only the named user.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Destination Folder panel, choose the folder where you want
to install FileMaker Pro 5.5.
By default, FileMaker Pro 5.5 will be installed in the C:\Program
Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5.5 folder.
If you want to install FileMaker Pro in another folder or on another
drive, click the Change button and navigate to the folder where you want
to install FileMaker Pro 5.5. If the selected disk doesn’t have enough
space for the files you select, or is write-protected, you can leave the
installer and delete existing files to make more room on the disk. If the
disk is locked, or isn’t a hard disk, you can choose another drive.
8. Click Next.
9. In the Setup Type panel, choose whether to install all program
features (Complete), or to install only selected portions of the
program (Custom). For example, you may choose not to install the
tutorial, in order to save disk space.
Click the Space button to see how much disk space you have
available and how much disk space is required to install
FileMaker Pro.
10. Click Next.
Type your
name here
Type your
company or
organization
name here