File Maker Pro 14 User Manual

 

By WonderHowTo; FileMaker Pro; If you are a user of FileMaker Pro then this video teaches you how to use calculation and summary fields in it while making new files. In Filemaker you can create a various kind of fields that you want your file to contain. Product Documentation Center If you don't find what you're looking for, send us your feedback on our product documentation, or contact Customer Support.FileMaker product documentation may refer to FileMaker products that are not available to all customers. You don’t need a technical background to build powerful databases with FileMaker Pro 14. This crystal-clear, objective guide shows you how to create a database that lets you do almost anything with your data so you can quickly achieve your goals.

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Filemaker Pro 14 User Guide

  1. Getting Started with FileMaker Pro

    1. Chapter 1 Working with Your Database

      1. A Very Quick Database Tour
      2. Opening and Closing Database Files
      3. Adding Data to Your Database
      4. Navigating Your Database
      5. Finding Records
      6. Sorting Records
      7. Same Database, Different Views
      8. Saving Your Database
      9. Using FileMaker’s Help Menu

    2. Chapter 2 Organizing and Editing Records

      1. Views
      2. Advanced Find Techniques
      3. Editing the Contents of Your Fields
      4. Changing Text Appearance
      5. Checking Spelling
      6. Preview Mode and Printing

    3. Chapter 3 Getting to Know FileMaker Go

      1. Hello Go

  2. Building Your First Database

    1. Chapter 4 Creating a Custom Database

      1. Creating a New Database
      2. Creating and Managing Fields in Form View
      3. Understanding Layouts
      4. Customizing a Layout
      5. Creating a New Layout
      6. Arrange and Align Tools

    2. Chapter 5 Adding Power to Your Database

      1. Creating a Simple Calculation
      2. Creating a Related Table
      3. Creating and Using Portals
      4. Using Tab Controls
      5. Adding Merge Fields
      6. Writing a Basic Script
      7. Creating a Dynamic Report with the Assistant
      8. Creating a Trailing Group Report
      9. Creating Charts in Table View
      10. Changing the Default Account
      11. Summing Up

  3. Thinking Like a Developer

    1. Chapter 6 Creating and Managing a Relational Database

      1. Understanding Relational Databases
      2. Modeling Your Database
      3. Creating a Relational Database
      4. Using Relational Database Power
      5. Lookups
      6. Reviewing Relationship Concepts

    2. Chapter 7 Field Options

      1. Understanding Field Types
      2. Auto-Enter Field Options
      3. Validation Options
      4. Storage Options
      5. Beyond Text: Container Fields

    3. Chapter 8 Layout Mechanics

      1. Layout Types
      2. Layout Parts
      3. Formatting Fields
      4. Field Behavior
      5. Data Formatting
      6. Tab Order
      7. Creating Layouts for Printing

    4. Chapter 9 Layout Design

      1. Layout Themes
      2. Styles
      3. Formatting Object States
      4. Alignment Tools
      5. Screen Stencils
      6. Merge Fields
      7. Merge Variables
      8. Tooltips
      9. Autosizing
      10. Buttons
      11. Slide Controls

    5. Chapter 10 Understanding Calculations

      1. Understanding Calculations
      2. Using a Related Field in a Calculation
      3. Understanding the Specify Calculation Dialog Box
      4. Auto-Enter Calculations
      5. Validate Data Entry with a Calculation
      6. Commenting in Calculations

    6. Chapter 11 More Calculations and Data Types

      1. Number Crunching Calculations
      2. Going Beyond Basic Calculations
      3. Text Calculations
      4. Date and Time Calculations
      5. Containers in Calculations

    7. Chapter 12 Understanding Scripts

      1. Understanding Scripts
      2. Your First Script
      3. Shortcuts to the Script Workspace
      4. The Importance of the Layout
      5. Running Scripts
      6. Organizing Your Scripts
      7. Branching and Looping in Scripts
      8. Script Triggers

    8. Chapter 13 Exploring Script Steps

      1. Go to Layout
      2. Go to Object
      3. Scripting for Fields
      4. Working with Records
      5. Finding Records
      6. Sorting Records
      7. Working with Windows
      8. Working with Files
      9. Printing
      10. Working with FileMaker Go
      11. Other Script Steps

  4. Becoming a Power Developer

    1. Chapter 14 Applying Developer Utilities

      1. Copying Database Structure
      2. Script Debugger
      3. The Data Viewer
      4. Disable Script Steps
      5. The Database Design Report
      6. Custom Functions
      7. Custom Menus
      8. Developer Utilities
      9. File Maintenance

    2. Chapter 15 Advanced Relationship Techniques

      1. Advanced Relationships
      2. Portal Filtering
      3. Understanding Table Occurrences
      4. Table Occurrence Groups
      5. Understanding Graph Arrangements
      6. Connecting Database Files
      7. Using Multiple Relationship Techniques

    3. Chapter 16 Reporting and Analysis

      1. Summary Fields and Subsummary Parts
      2. Web Viewer Objects
      3. Conditional Formatting
      4. Basic Charting
      5. Chart Formatting
      6. Charting and Reports
      7. Advanced Charting

    4. Chapter 17 Advanced Calculations

      1. Understanding Boolean Functions
      2. Using Storage Options
      3. Logical Functions
      4. The Let() Function and Variables
      5. Recursion
      6. Plug-Ins

    5. Chapter 18 Advanced Scripting

      1. Commenting Scripts
      2. Communicating with Database Users
      3. Creating Modular Scripts
      4. Script Parameters
      5. Script Variables
      6. Handling Errors
      7. Advanced Script Triggers
      8. Putting a Complex Script Together

  5. Security and Integration

    1. Chapter 19 Adding Security

      1. How Security Works
      2. Managing Accounts
      3. Managing Privilege Sets
      4. Extended Privileges
      5. Managing External File Access
      6. Scripts and Security

    2. Chapter 20 Sharing Data Using FileMaker Server

      1. Understanding Database Sharing
      2. FileMaker Network Sharing
      3. Setting Up a Host Computer
      4. Opening a Shared File
      5. FileMaker Server
      6. Server Hardware

    3. Chapter 21 Sharing Data with WebDirect and FileMaker Go

      1. Understanding WebDirect
      2. Enabling WebDirect in a Database
      3. Opening a Database in FileMaker Go
      4. Designing for WebDirect and FileMaker Go
      5. Designing for Go
      6. Designing for WebDirect
      7. Sharing Databases on the Internet without WebDirect

    4. Chapter 22 Sharing Data with Other Systems

      1. Sharing Your Data with Others
      2. Snapshot Link
      3. External SQL Sources
      4. Exporting Data
      5. Importing Data
      6. Import Data Sources
      7. Importing and Exporting in a Script

  6. Appendixes

    1. Appendix Getting Help

      1. Getting Help from FileMaker Pro
      2. FileMaker’s Installed Extras
      3. Getting Help from the Community

    2. Appendix Layout Badges

    3. Appendix Using the Insert Commands with Container Fields

      1. Notes

    4. Appendix FileMaker Error Codes