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
- The user interface’s new look
- New Layout/Report assistant
- Other layout improvements
- ODBC support in FileMakerPro
- Microsoft Excel import and file conversion
- ActiveX Automation support (Windows)
- QuickTime
- Web publishing
- View as Table
- Improvements to value lists
- Import script
- Import Update
- Multi-User (Hidden)
- Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
- 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
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
Before you begin the installation process, exit other open programs
and save your work, and turn off virus protection utilities.
Note For instructions on installing FileMaker Pro on a Mac OS–based
computer, see chapter 3, “Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS.”
Installing with Windows 98, Windows 95,
or Windows NT 4.0
You must use the installation program to install FileMaker Pro—you
can’t install FileMaker Pro by dragging files to your hard disk.
To install FileMaker Pro on your hard disk:
1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
You see the FileMaker Pro screen.
2. For late-breaking information about FileMaker Pro, view the
Read Me file or visit www.filemaker.com. You can also browse the
contents of the CD, if you wish.
3. Click the Install FileMaker Pro 5 button.
4. Click Yes if you accept the terms of the license agreement.
5. In theWelcome screen, click Next.
You see the FileMaker Pro 5 Windows Installation dialog box.
Follow the steps described in one of the following sections:
1 If you want to install all the available files, continue with
Typical installation.
1 If you want to install a subset of the FileMaker Pro files, skip to
“Compact installation or Custom installation” on page 9.
With a Compact installation, the following files are not installed:
1 Web support files (Web Companion and Web publishing files)