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
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- 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
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 5 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 6 Converting FileMaker databases from previous versions
- Index
Index
Symbols
! 29
– 44
" 44, 47
" " 25
# 25
$ 44
& 44
( 44, 47
) 44, 47
* 25, 29, 44
+ 44, 84
, 44
... 28
/ 44
// 27
: 44
:: 44
; 44
< 28, 44
<= 28
= 26, 29, 44
== 26
> 28, 44
>= 28
? 27
@ 25
[ 44
] 44
^ 44
_ 44
{ 44
} 44
~ 26
≠ 44
≤ 28, 44
≥ 28, 44
A
Access privileges. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Access via FileMaker Network 82, 99
Accessibility 7
Accounts
Admin account 93
defining 96
described 92
External Server account 92, 98
Guest account 93
passwords 95
predefined 93
viewing 96
Active record 19
Adding
See also Defining; Placing
fields 43
new find requests 30
records 20
related records 21, 78
tables 52
Admin account 93, 94
Adobe PDFs
saving data as 84
AND searches 29
Apple OpenDirectory 97
Application preferences 38
Asian text
entry 46, 66, 67
printing 66
rotating 66
Assistive technology 7
Attributes, text 64
Authentication 92
Apple OpenDirectory 97
via external server 97
Windows Domain 97
Authorized users. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Auto Enter 50
Auto-complete 62
Average for summary fields 48
B
Backup scripts for files 37
BASIC format 85
Batch file conversion 103
Blank layout
See also Layouts
described 57
Blank records, printing 36
Body, described 68
Boolean values
described 26, 44, 51
finding 26
formatting 64
in converted functions and find requests 108
Break fields 68
Browse mode
described 17
finding data in 25
Browser, web
opening URL 89
Browsing records 18
Buttons, including in tab order 22
C
Calculation fields
defining 46
described 45
formulas 46
stored and unstored results 52
Calculations
See also Calculation fields
formatting 64
related fields
field references to 47
summarizing data 79
Calendars
displaying in fields 62
Case-sensitive text, finding 26