Quick Start

4 Getting Started Guide
Import named ranges of Microsoft Excel data
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Search only the relative path for FileMaker Pro files
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Relaxed rules for mapping fields and relationships when
importing scripts
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Dynamic field name matching in data import scripts
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Import more graphics file formats
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Increased productivity with FileMaker Server
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Prevent users from changing passwords
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Prevent users from creating databases
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Validation of the number of characters in a field
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Open a FileMaker Pro database via a URL (Mac OS)
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Web publishing enhancements
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Backward compatibility
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New features in FileMaker Pro 5
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Access to menu commands
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New Layout/Report assistant
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Other layout improvements
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ODBC support in FileMaker Pro
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Microsoft Excel import and file conversion
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ActiveX Automation support (Windows)
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QuickTime
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Web publishing
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Web styles
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View as Table
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Improvements to value lists
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Import script
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Import Update
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Multi-User (Hidden)
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Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
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Section 2: Tutorial
Lesson 1
FileMaker Pro basics
How to use this tutorial
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We begin with a demonstration
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We explain how it works
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You build the structures
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Where to find the lesson files on your hard drive
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If you need to start over
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Database concepts
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What is a database?
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Why use a database?
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How is a database organized?
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FileMaker Pro basics
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About FileMaker Pro modes
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For more information
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Lesson 2
Browsing information
Open a database and move between records
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View information in different ways
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See a different layout
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View your layouts as forms, lists, and tables
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For more information
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Lesson 3
Finding and sorting records
Find records based on criteria in a single field
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Find records based on criteria in separate fields
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Find records that match multiple criteria in the same field
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Find records that match a range of criteria in the same field
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Narrow your search
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Sort your found set
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For more information
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