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
Preface
Introducing FileMaker Pro
FileMaker
®
Pro
is the leading workgroup database software for
quickly creating and sharing solutions adapted to your business needs.
Powerful features, broad platform support, and an easy-to-use
interface make FileMaker
Pro indispensable for anyone who needs to
track and manage people, projects, and information.
Using this manual
This User’s Guide contains an introduction to FileMaker Pro features
and provides step-by-step instructions on the most common
FileMaker
Pro tasks. You may need to refer to FileMaker Pro Help for
detailed information on more advanced product features.
Using FileMaker Pro documentation
The FileMaker Pro documentation provides a learning path to
productivity, installation instructions, online Help, and more.
The following manuals are included:
1 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide (this manual): contains key concepts
and basic procedures
1 Installation Guide for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro
Advanced
: contains installation instructions
1 FileMaker Instant Web Publishing Guide: describes how to make
FileMaker
Pro databases accessible to web browser users over an
intranet or the Internet
1 Customizing Starter Solutions: describes how to customize the
included database template files for your own needs
1 Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers: describes
how to install the drivers needed to access a FileMaker data source via
ODBC and JDBC
1 FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide: describes
concepts and details to help you share FileMaker data with other
applications, using ODBC and JDBC
Where to find PDF documentation
Most PDF manuals are located in the folder where you installed
FileMaker Pro. If you installed FileMaker Pro in the default folder
location, the PDF manuals are located here:
Windows: C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 8\English
Extras\Electronic Documentation
Mac OS: Macintosh HD/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8/English
Extras/Electronic Documentation
PDF manuals for ODBC and JDBC are on the FileMaker Pro CD, in
the /xDBC/Electronic Documentation folder.
To view the PDF files, you need a PDF reader. In Mac OS X, you can
use either the built-in Preview application or Adobe
®
Reader
®
.
Windows users need Adobe Reader. If you do not have Adobe Reader,
you can download it from the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com.
Important You can download PDFs of FileMaker documentation (and
any updates) by choosing
Help menu > Downloads and Updates.
All of the PDF files use the tagged Adobe Portable Document format
(PDF). Tagged PDF files work with assistive technology such as the
screen readers JAWS for Windows and Window-Eyes. For more
information about tagged PDF files, see the Adobe web site at
www.adobe.com.