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
Welcome to FileMaker Pro
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Minimum hardware and software requirements
To install and use FileMaker Pro, you need the CD-ROM in the
FileMaker Pro package and the following minimum equipment
and software:
Windows:
1 an Intel compatible 486/33 PC or higher
1 at least 16 MB of RAM
1 a hard disk with at least 20 MB of free space (for a Typical
installation)
1 a CD-ROM drive
1 Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3
or later)
Mac OS:
1 a Power Macintosh or Mac OS computer with a PPC 601 processor
or higher
1 at least 16 MB of RAM
1 a hard disk with at least 24 MB of free space (for an Easy Install)
1 a CD-ROM drive
1 System 7.6.1 or later
Networking requirements
We recommend using the TCP/IP protocol for networking the
FileMaker Pro application on both Windows and Mac OS networks.
Windows:
To share files among users on a network, you need to have the
following additional software and hardware installed on your PC:
1 a Windows-compatible network card
1 the software driver for your network card
1 the appropriate TCP/IP network protocol or IPX/SPX network
protocol for Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT
Mac OS:
1 To share files among users on a network, you can use TCP/IP or
AppleTalk networking software.
1 You must use the TCP/IP protocol to share files on a mixed
Windows and Mac OS network.
Web publishing requirements
To publish a database on the Web using the FileMaker Pro Web
Companion, you need a host computer with access to the Internet or
an intranet via TCP/IP.
Important Access to the Internet requires an Internet service provider
(ISP). FileMaker Pro does not provide an Internet account for you.
Requirements for advanced features (Windows)
Some of the advanced features of FileMaker Pro require
additional software.
The DLL and the API files are installed with a Typical installation of
Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0.
Note ODBC components can only be installed as part of a Typical
installation; all software necessary to support ODBC is installed at
that time.
FileMaker Pro
advanced feature Software requirement
URL support URL.DLL
Open URL script step URL.DLL
Send Mail script step MAPI (Mail API) enabled email client software
Phone dialing Phone dialer or other TAPI (Telephony API)
compliant software
IntelliMouse support IntelliPoint software (included with the IntelliMouse)