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
14 Getting Started Guide
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\Templates
TEMPLATE INFORMATION.FP5 Database containing descriptions of the template folder contents
\TEMPLATES Folder containing predesigned templates that help you use
FileMaker Pro right away
\TIPS FROM TECH SUPPORT Folder containing database of common scripted tasks and
calculations
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\Examples
\ODBC EXAMPLE Folder containing database examples that use the ODBC
capabilities of FileMaker Pro
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\Tutorial
TUTORIAL README.TXT Text document containing information about the tutorial
\SAMPLE FILES Folder containing sample files to be used in conjunction with the
FileMaker Pro tutorial
\WORKING FILES Folder containing lesson files to be used in conjunction with the
FileMaker Pro tutorial
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker
Pro 5.5\Web
DEFAULT.HTM HTML document with information about web publishing with
FileMaker Pro 5.5
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker
Pro 5.5\Web Security
WEB SECURITY.PDF An Adobe Acrobat document containing information about data
security on the Web
\DATABASES
\SECURITY
Folders containing the FileMaker databases and HTML files
required to use Web Security Database safeguards
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker
Pro 5.5\Themes
AQUA.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
BLUE_GOLD.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
CITRUS.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
OCEAN_BLUE.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
FERN_GREEN.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
HC_BLACK.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
HC_PUMPKIN.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
HC_WHITE.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
BRICK.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
LAVENDER.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
SOFTGRAY.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
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