Administrator’s Guide

Using the FileMaker Server documentation xi
4. Select a topic in the topic list, then click Display.
FileMaker Server Help shows each occurrence of the word or words
you searched for in the Help topic window.
Finding information about specific items in
FileMaker Server
As you’re working in FileMaker Server, you can find information
about a dialog box that’s open or certain items your mouse is
pointing to, depending on the platform you’re using.
Windows: For context-sensitive Help, do one of the following:
1 Select FileMaker Server or Schedules in the Console Tree (left side
of the FileMaker Server console) and choose Action menu > Help.
You can also press F1, or click on the toolbar.
1 Right-click FileMaker Server or Schedules in the Console Tree and
choose Help.
1 In the upper-right corner of a dialog box, click , then click an
item in the dialog box to find out about it.
1 Rest the pointer over a menu name or toolbar item and read its
description in a pop-up window.
1 Rest the pointer over a menu command and read its description in
the lower left corner of the console.
Mac OS: For context-sensitive Help, do one of the following:
1 Some windows and dialog boxes have context-sensitive Help. To
access it, open a dialog box and press the Help key, choose Help
menu > FileMaker Server Help, or press 2 +?. The Help topic for that
dialog box opens. If a Help topic does not appear or the
FileMaker Server Help command is dimmed in the Help menu,
context-sensitive Help is not available for the open window or dialog
box.
1 Choose Help menu > Show Balloons and then point to a menu, or
select a menu and drag to display a description of each menu item.
1 Choose Help menu > Show Balloons, select a pop-up menu in a
dialog box, and drag to display a description of each item in the list.
Getting Help while administering
FileMaker Server remotely
The onscreen Help for FileMaker Server is installed on the server
computer, so you can’t access it when you are administering or
monitoring FileMaker Server activity from another computer.
To get help for remote administration tasks while working in the
Remote Administration window, click in the Remote
Administration window.
To close the Help window and return to the Remote Administration
window, click Done.
Choose options from the
pop-up menus to specify
search parameters
Select a topic
from the list
Click to add another
word to the search
Type the word you want to search for
Finding words in FileMaker Server Help (Mac OS)