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
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Index 111
E
Electronic documentation 7
Elements. See Objects
Emails, sending from FileMaker Pro 85
Empty or non-empty fields 29
Encryption. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Entering data
automatically 50
Furigana 46
typing in fields 22
Envelope layout
See also Layouts
described 57
Excel format
importing and exporting to 85
saving data as 84
Exchanging files
exporting 84, 88
importing 84
relational databases 69
with other applications 85
Exporting
See also Exchanging files
described 84
file formats 85
formatting 88
Extended columnar layout. See Columnar list/
report layout
Extended privileges
described 92
viewing 99
External Server account 92, 98
F
False result 26, 44, 51, 64, 108
Field behavior 22, 67
Field definitions
copying 16
creating 43
Field labels 61
Field names 44
Field rights. See Accounts; Privilege sets
Field tool 61
Field types
and calculation results 47
described 44
Field values
deleting 23
described 14
entering and editing 22
entering automatically 50
finding and replacing 32
prohibiting change 50
Field/Control tool 61
Fields
See also Calculation fields; Container fields;
Date fields; Match fields; Number fields;
Related fields; Summary fields; Text fields;
Time fields; Timestamp fields
adding to a layout 60
defining 43
deleting from a layout 61
described 13
displaying 9, 53
empty or non-empty, finding 29
entry options 49, 62
formatting 63
formatting data 63
Furigana in 46
global 52
indexing 52
maximum characters in 22
merge 63
naming 43, 45
options 46
placing on a layout 60
removing from a layout 61
restricting data entry 67
selecting 22, 59
stored and unstored results 52
types 44
typing in 22
validation options 50
File formats, import/export 85
File options 38
File paths 83
using variables in 12
File references 15, 83, 94
described 108
File sharing, enabling 82
FileMaker Mobile
privileges for 92, 98
FileMaker Pro
documentation information 7
file format 85
new features 11
product overview 9
versions 101
FileMaker Pro Advanced 8
FileMaker Server 81, 88, 97
privileges for 92, 99
Filename extensions
for converted files 103, 105
fp7 15
Files
accounts 92
backing up 37
cloning 16
closing 16
converting 101
copying 16
creating 42
described 14
duplicating 16
exporting to 88
opening 14
opening across platforms 15
planning 39
privilege sets 92
protecting 91
remote 14
saving 16
shared 94
on web 88
templates
creating files 42
described 42