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
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FileMaker Examples ODBC Example Folder containing database examples that use the ODBC capabilities of FileMaker Pro
FileMaker Tutorial Tutorial ReadMe Text document containing information about the tutorial
Sample Files Folder containing sample files to use with the FileMaker Pro tutorial
Working Files Folder containing lesson files to use with the FileMaker Pro tutorial
Web default.htm HTML document with information about web publishing with FileMaker Pro 5.5
Web Security Databases folder
Security folder
A folder containing the FileMaker Pro databases and HTML files required to use Web Security
Database safeguards
WebSecurity.pdf An Adobe Acrobat
document containing information about data security on the Web
Themes Aqua.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Blue_gold.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Brick.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Citrus.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
Lavender.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Ocean_blue.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Softgray.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Teal.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Wheat.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Windows_standard.fth FileMaker Pro layout theme
Labels LabelsUS.flb FileMaker Pro labels module
LabelsAus.flb FileMaker Pro labels module
LabelsUK.flb FileMaker Pro labels module
FMI Go_FileMaker.html HTML file that points web browser software to the FileMaker, Inc. web site (Internet connection and
web browser software required)
FMI Logo.gif FileMaker, Inc. logo
FileMaker Pro 5.5 Folder File or folder Description