Quick Start

iv Getting Started Guide
QuickTime
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Web publishing
29
Web styles
29
New Web Companion options
29
View as Table
30
Improvements to value lists
30
Import script
31
Import Update
31
Multi-User (Hidden)
31
Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
31
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
33
You build the structures
33
Where to find the lesson files on your hard drive
33
If you need to start over
34
Database concepts
34
What is a database?
34
Why use a database?
34
How is a database organized?
34
FileMaker Pro basics
35
About FileMaker Pro modes
35
For more information
35
Lesson 2
Browsing information
Open a database and move between records 37
View information in different ways 37
See a different layout
38
View your layouts as forms, lists, and tables
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For more information
40
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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Lesson 4
Creating a database and entering records
Create a simple database and define fields
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Look at the sample file
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About field definitions
45
Create a database
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Enter data into the database
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Create the first record
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Create another record
47
Modify data in a record
47
For more information
47
Lesson 5
Customizing what you see
Customize your view in Layout mode 49
Look at the sample layouts 49
About customizing layouts 50
Customize a layout 50
Resize, move, and add a field 50
Select and resize a field 50
Move a field 50
Add a field 50
Display a number as currency
51
Add custom text to a layout
51