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Learn FileMaker Pro 8.5,

Author(s): Jonathan Stars
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9781598220254
  • ISBN-10:159822025X
  • Paperback    526 pages      © 2006
Price: International Sales $40.95 US List
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Overview

Learn FileMaker® Pro 8.5 presents the fundamentals of the award-winning FileMaker Pro database program and distills the complexity of the program into a logical hands-on approach for both beginners and those who have experience with previous versions of FileMaker Pro. With this version, FileMaker Pro enhances the dramatically new and efficient approach to database management introduced in FileMaker Pro 7, giving the user even greater flexibility.

Learn how to:

  • Use the alignment tools to quickly align objects on your layout.
  • Set up fields for auto-complete and create tooltips to assist users.
  • Attach a calendar to a date field to efficiently enter dates.
  • Import tables and their data in a single step.
  • Save and send your reports as PDF or Excel files.
  • Organize information in different layers on a single layout using the Tab Control feature.
  • Export the contents of a field and attach it to an e-mail.
  • Use the Web Viewer to display information from the web inside your database.

ShowKey Features

 Learn how to:

  • Use the alignment tools to quickly align objects on your layout.
  • Set up fields for auto-complete and create tooltips to assist users.
  • Attach a calendar to a date field to efficiently enter dates.
  • Import tables and their data in a single step.
  • Save and send your reports as PDF or Excel files.
  • Organize information in different layers on a single layout using the Tab Control feature.
  • Export the contents of a field and attach it to an e-mail.
  • Use the Web Viewer to display information from the web inside your database.

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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Jonathan Stars

Jonathan Stars is a professional FileMaker consultant in Michigan. Among his many projects, he has developed databases for Michigan state government agencies, associations, music publishers, and universities. He is a member of the FileMaker Business Alliance, a FileMaker Certified developer, a writer for FileMaker Advisor magazine, and the author of four previous versions of Learn FileMaker Pro from Wordware Publishing.

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      Companion Files

      ISBN-13:

      Click HERE to access companion files to accompany Learn FileMaker Pro 8.5. 

      Click here to visit FileMaker's developer plug-in site or read the author's note about plug-ins.  

       

      Errata: Please make a note that on page 457, in numbered step 8, the calculation is incorrectly listed. The calculation should say: 

       

      con_SIT__ShortName::Site & Evaluate(con_SIT__ShortName::Extension) 

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