User manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 1 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 2 Creating databases
- Chapter 3 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 4 Sharing and exchanging data
- Chapter 5 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 6 Converting FileMaker databases from previous versions
- Index
Index
Symbols
! 27
– 39
" 39, 42
" " 24
# 24
& 39
( 39, 42
) 39, 42
* 24, 27, 39
+ 39
, 39
... 26
/ 39
// 26
: 39
:: 39
; 39
< 26, 39
<= 26
= 25, 27, 39
== 25
> 26, 39
>= 26
? 26
@ 24
[ 39
] 39
^ 39
_ 39
~ 25
≠ 39
≤ 26, 39
≥ 26, 39
A
Access privileges. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Accessibility 8
Accounts
Admin account 83
defining 86
described 82
External Server account 82, 88
Guest account 83
passwords 85
predefined 83
viewing 86
Active record 19
Adding
See also Defining; Placing
fields 39
new find requests 28
records 20
related records 20, 70
Admin account 83, 84
AND searches 27
Apple OpenDirectory 87
Application preferences 34
Asian text
entry 41, 58, 59
printing 58
rotating 58
Assistive technology 8
Attributes, text 56
Authentication 82
Apple OpenDirectory 87
via external server 87
Windows Domain 87
Authorized users. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Auto Enter 45
Average for summary fields 43
B
Backup scripts for files 34
BASIC format 76
Batch file conversion 93
Blank layout
See also Layouts
described 51
Blank records, printing 32
Body, described 60
Boolean values
described 26, 40, 46
finding 26
formatting 56
in converted functions and
find requests 97
Break fields 60
Browse mode, described 17
Browser, web
opening URL 79
Browsing records 17
C
Calculation fields
defining 41
described 40
formulas 41
stored and unstored results 47
Calculations
See also Calculation fields
formatting 56
related fields
field references to 42
summarizing data 70
Case-sensitive text, finding 25