Administrator’s Guide

8 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
The following manuals are available at www.filemaker.com/
downloads:
1 Converting FileMaker Databases from Previous Versions:
contains information about converting databases from previous
versions to FileMaker
Pro 7 format
1 FileMaker Security Guide: describes security concerns to keep in
mind when using FileMaker products
Where to find PDF documentation
Most PDF manuals are located in the folder where you installed
FileMaker Server. If you performed the default installation of
FileMaker
Server in the default folder location, the PDF manuals are
located here:
Windows: \Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\English
Extras\Electronic Documentation
Mac OS: [hard disk]/Applications/FileMaker Server 8/English
Extras/Electronic Documentation
Note PDF manuals for FileMaker Server Advanced are located in the
folder where you installed FileMaker Server Advanced.
To view the PDF files, you need a PDF reader. In Mac OS, 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
(Mac OS) or accessing the “FileMaker web resources” topics in
FileMaker
Server Help (Windows).
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.
FileMaker Server web resources
For resources such as white papers and technical articles, see
www.filemaker.com/server.
Registration and customer support
Please take the time to register your product during installation,
through the FileMaker web site at www.filemaker.com/register, or by
choosing
Help menu > Register Now in FileMaker Server Admin
(Mac
OS), or opening FileMaker Server Help and using the
registration link within the “Register now” topic (Windows).
For information about technical support and customer service, see:
www.filemaker.com (North American customers)
www.filemaker.com/intl (customers outside North America)
or choose Help menu > FileMaker on the Web (Mac OS), or the
“FileMaker web resources” topics in FileMaker
Server Help
(Windows). At the web site, you will find the service options available
to North American customers, as well as links to FileMaker
worldwide sites, answers to frequently asked questions, and access to
the TechInfo Knowledge Base. If you do not have access to the web,
please refer to the FileMaker Service Directory included in the
software box. North America customers can also call [phone]
to learn about the service options available.