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
22 Getting Started Guide
1 If you choose a disk or volume that doesn’t have enough free disk
space or is locked, the Install button is dimmed and the dialog box
tells you why you can’t install onto that disk.
1 If the selected disk doesn’t have enough space for the files you
select, you see a message. If you switch to the Finder software, you
can delete existing files to make more room on the disk. You can also
choose not to install some files (like the tutorial or template files) by
selecting Custom Install from the pop-up menu. For more information,
see the next section.
Note For late-breaking information about FileMaker Pro, browse
the contents of the CD and view the Read Me file or visit
www.filemaker.com.
3. Click Install.
You see the personalization dialog box.
4. In the Name box, type your name and press the Tab key.
5. Type your company name, if applicable, and press Tab.
If you don’t have a company name, you can put other information
(like your address) in the box or leave it blank.
6. Type your FileMaker Pro installation code.
The installation code is a seventeen-digit number located on a
multi-part sticker on a separate paper sheet within the box.
Important You must enter the installation code during installation or
the software will not install. See “Installation code” on page 2 for
more information.
Check your typing carefully. After you click OK, you can’t change
the name, company, or installation code unless you reinstall
FileMaker Pro.
7. Click OK.
The Installer begins copying files. After all the files are installed, a
dialog box shows your registration options. After you choose an
option, you are given the option to create an alias to FileMaker Pro
on the desktop and, if you haven’t registered, to create an alias for
registration. A final dialog box tells you the installation on your hard
disk was successful.
8. Click Quit to leave the Installer.
9. If you turned off virus protection before installing, turn it back on
now.
Custom installation
To install a subset of FileMaker Pro files on your hard disk:
1. If you have not already done so, start the Installer, as described on
page 21.
You see the FileMaker Pro Installer dialog box.
2. Choose Custom Install from the pop-up menu.
The dialog box lists the components you can install.
Type your
name here
Type your
installation
code here