filemaker pro 8 bible (bible (wiley))

[...]... suffice FileMaker Pro 8 Bible is an all-in-one book that gives you a well-rounded knowledge of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced You don’t just learn how to perform an action; you also learn when and why you would perform that action You can find almost anything you want to know about FileMaker Pro in this book Whom This Book Is For FileMaker Pro 8 Bible is for anyone who uses version 8 of FileMaker. ..Preface FileMaker Pro is a mature database product We’re not talking about some company’s latest brainchild that is being foisted bug-laden onto an unsuspecting public In its various incarnations and from its various publishers, this product has been known as FileMaker, FileMaker 2, FileMaker IV, FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7 and now, FileMaker Pro 8 FileMaker Pro has been... introduced in FileMaker Pro 8 ✦ Chapter 14 explains how to create calculations For a complete reference to all FileMaker Pro built-in functions, you should review Appendix C as well ✦ Chapter 15 discusses ScriptMaker and explains how to automate many common tasks ✦ Chapter 16 explains the procedures for moving data between FileMaker Pro and other programs ✦ Chapter 18 discusses FileMaker Pro s relational... FileMaker Pro 8 Bible is for anyone who uses version 8 of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced: ✦ If you’re a beginning FileMaker Pro user, step-by-step instructions help you get up to speed quickly with explanations of how to use common (and not-socommon) FileMaker Pro features and procedures ✦ If you’re an intermediate or advanced FileMaker Pro user — someone who doesn’t need much handholding — tips... printing Part IV: Putting FileMaker Pro to Work This part covers material that helps you make more productive use of FileMaker Pro It isn’t essential to learn about these features immediately, but you will want to tackle them after you’re comfortable with the FileMaker Pro basics Part V: Mastering FileMaker Pro Material in this part will interest more experienced FileMaker Pro users and wouldbe developers,... shareware) products We discuss FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced’s additional features and capabilities as well as how they augment your development efforts Part VII: Appendixes The appendixes present all keyboard shortcuts for the Macintosh and Windows versions of FileMaker Pro 8; explain all the FileMaker Pro built-in functions; list additional resources to which you can turn to learn more about FileMaker Pro; ... copy of FileMaker Pro, you’re in excellent company About This Book FileMaker Pro 8 Bible is a different kind of computer book First, it’s not a manual Many people don’t like computer manuals — perhaps because they feel obligated to read a manual from cover to cover, or perhaps because manuals are designed to explain how features work rather than how to make a program work for you FileMaker Pro 8 Bible. .. you use a database program? 8 Flat-File and Relational Databases 8 Introducing FileMaker Pro 10 FileMaker concepts 11 Getting “The Big Picture” 17 Business uses for FileMaker Pro 17 Home uses for FileMaker Pro 18 Summary ... 21 27 27 27 30 32 35 39 41 45 46 46 48 49 Chapter 3: What’s New in FileMaker Pro 8? 51 The FileMaker Pro 8 Product Family 51 Changes Introduced in FileMaker Pro 8 52 Operating system requirements 53 xxii Contents Database design enhancements... Appendix F: About the CD 85 9 Index 86 3 P The Fundamentals A R T I ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ In This Part Chapter 1 What Is a Database? Chapter 2 FileMaker Pro Basic Operations Chapter 3 What’s New in FileMaker Pro 8? ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ 1 C H A P T E R What Is a Database? ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ In This Chapter B efore exploring FileMaker Pro 8, you must understand what a database is A . know about FileMaker Pro in this book. Whom This Book Is For FileMaker Pro 8 Bible is for anyone who uses version 8 of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced: ✦ If you’re a beginning FileMaker Pro. publishers, this product has been known as FileMaker, FileMaker 2, FileMaker IV, FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7 . . . and now, FileMaker Pro 8. FileMaker Pro has been around. alt="" FileMaker ® Pro 8 Bible Dennis R. Cohen Steven A. Schwartz 01_777 080 ffirs.qxp 1/19/06 12:14 AM Page iii FileMaker ® Pro 8 Bible 01_777 080 ffirs.qxp 1/19/06 12:14 AM Page i 01_777 080 ffirs.qxp