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
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows 15
WHEAT.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
TEAL.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
WINDOWS_STANDARD.FTH FileMaker Pro layout theme
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\
FileMaker Pro 5.5\Labels
LABELSUS.FLB FileMaker Pro labels module
LABELSAUS.FLB FileMaker Pro labels module
LABELSUK.FLB FileMaker Pro labels module
LABELSJP.FLB FileMaker Pro labels module
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\ FileMaker
Pro 5.5\FMI
GO_FILEMAKER.HTML HTML file that points your web browser to the FileMaker, Inc. web
site (Internet connection and web browser software required)
FMI LOGO.GIF FileMaker, Inc. logo
C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker
Pro 5.5\Registration
DEFAULTS.LIVEREG
FRHLPEN.GID
FRHLPEN.HLP
IRALRSHL.EXE
IRAVCLCX.DLL
IRAVCOBJ.DLL
LRRESBMP.DLL
LRRESEN.DLL
VCRESEN.DLL
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