Quick Start

New features in FileMaker Pro 35
Important Some menu commands and key equivalents have changed
from their previous location. (See appendixes C and D in the
FileMaker Pro User’s Guide.)
Resizable dialog boxes, item list sort
Longtime users will appreciate subtle but much-anticipated
improvements, such as resizable dialog boxes for Define Fields,
Script Definition, Define Relationships, and Define Value Lists.
Additionally, the contents of Define Fields, Define Relationships,
and Define Value Lists can be easily sorted with a single click of a
column heading.
Printing script definitions
Script definitions now print in a style that is more consistent with
their appearance in the Define Scripts dialog box. When a script is
printed, the steps appear in bold, and data associated with a step
appears in square brackets following the step name. Selected script
step options are displayed in plain text under the step. The overall
effect is that printed scripts are now easier to read and follow.
New Layout/Report assistant
FileMaker Pro 5 now has an assistant to help you with the creation of
layouts. (You use layouts to display and print the data in your
database.) The New Layout/Report assistant guides you through
creating a layout according to options you choose in a series of panels.
You can choose to create layouts that are appropriate for viewing your
data onscreen, or for printing reports. You can also create layouts that
make it easy to print mailing labels or envelopes using the data in your
database. Once you have created a layout, you have complete control
over modifying it to suit your needs.
Using the New Layout/Report assistant, you can also now specify a
layout theme to enhance the appearance of a layout or report and to give
all your layouts a consistent look. Choose from a wide array of styles,
each with a variation designed specifically for onscreen use or print.
Other layout improvements
Add a 3D look to layout objects
You can apply an effect that adds three-dimensional qualities to a
field or object on a layout, including an embossed effect, an engraved
effect, and a drop-shadow effect.
Create custom colors and use expanded color palettes
You can now add custom colors to fields, lines, rectangles, body
parts, and other layout objects, as well as use standard colors from an
expanded choice of color palettes, including an 88 color palette, a
“web safe” 215 color palette, and a 256 color palette.
A button with no effects
A button with the Drop Shadow effect