User manual

Publishing databases on the Web 14-7
Repeat the following steps for each database you publish:
1. Enable Web Companion Sharing. (See “Enabling Web
Companion sharing” on page 14-10.)
2. Choose a web style, and configure the Table View, Form View,
Search and Sort pages. (See “Setting up browser views” on
page 14-10.)
3. Test your database on the Internet or intranet. (See “Testing your
published database” on page 14-13.)
4. Tell web users how to access your database. (See “How users
work with databases on the Web” on page 14-3.)
Enabling FileMaker Pro Web Companion
You only need to enable this preference one time:
1. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
2. In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Plug-Ins tab.
3. Select the Web Companion checkbox.
Note If Web Companion doesn’t appear in the dialog box, you must
install the Web Companion plug-in. (See the FileMaker Pro Getting
Started Guide.)
4. Click Configure to set Web Companion options, or click OK.
Configuring FileMaker Pro
Web Companion
After you enable the Web Companion, verify that the configuration
settings are correct. Since the default values are appropriate for most
uses, you may not need to change these settings.
1. Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Application.
2. In the Applications Preferences dialog box, click the Plug-Ins tab.
3. Select Web Companion in the list, then click Configure.
You see the Web Companion Configuration dialog box.
4. Choose the configuration options you want (see below), then
click OK.
5. Click OK in the Application Preferences dialog box.
Note FileMaker Pro Instant Web Publishing is designed for sharing
data in small workgroups, or for accessing your own data on a
network. For information about the number of users that can access
a published database, see FileMaker Pro Help. Choose Help menu >
Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and type guests.
Select the Web
Companion checkbox