Course Title: FileMaker Pro 3-4



Create powerful relational databases that allow you to produce invoices, form letters, client contact databases, purchase order systems, and much more. Virtual Training Company's FileMaker Pro 3/4 tutorial teaches you how to create relational databases, reports, use scripts, calculations, and functions. Go ahead and get started by clicking below on any selection you want to learn about.


Course Author/Expert: Mark Vernon

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 254

Course Duration: 12 hours



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Course Outline:



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Starting Out


Introduction

Installation

Opening FileMaker

Moving Around FileMaker

Files, Records, Fields

All About Layouts

Sorting Information

Finding Information

More on Modes

Previewing and Printing

Creating & Deleting Records

Adding & Modifying Fields

Intro to Buttons & Scripts

The Integrated Solution


Contact Database


Planning your structure

Defining Fields

Types of Fields

Entry Options

Working on the layout

Field Formatting

Creating a layout

Importing data

Creating a goto button

Creating Mail merge Letters

Creating Labels

Making it all look pretty

Adding Graphics

Turn Graphics into Buttons

Simple Scripting

Use full List View Button

List View Sorting button


Invoicing


Repetitive fields/page eak

Calculations

HiddenFields

Deleting records/serial numbers

Relationships and Look-ups

Sliding fields on printing

Summary Totals

Copying Layouts

Two way relationships


Product Database


More on formatting layouts

Importing Pictures

Creating catalogs

Sub-Summaries

Export/export with sum


Line Items


Product Look-ups

Create Line Items database

Three database relationship

Creating and using Portals

Calculations across databases


Creating reports


Create Invoice report

Line Item Report

Exporting information

Copy data to another app.


Refining Databases


Navigating between databases

Navigating between records

Sharing Common Data

Field Tab Order

Layout Order and Display

Using Look-ups for value

Using Replace command

Paste Special-Date & Time

Tab and Paragraph control


Even More Databases


Tech Support Database

Activities Database

Customer Database Additions


Miscellaneous


Access Privileges

Sharing and Network Access

Recover damaged Databases

FileMaker Pro Preferences

Spelling

View as Form/List

Find Symbols

Multiple Finds

Paste from Index

Control Key pop-up menu


Whats New in FileMaker Pro 4


Web Features

HTML Export

GIF & JPEG Import

Sorting Portal Records

Text and Item Rotation

Excel conversion

New Preferences

Value Lists

Find Exact Matching Fields

New Scripts & Functions


Instant Web Publishing


Setting it all Up

Changing the Views

Web Companion Configuration

Security

Remote Administration


Custom Web Publishing


CDML Tool and Basics

Adding Hidden Fields

Dynamic Scripting

Resources


Control Scripts


Script Maker Basics

Perform Script, Sub-script

Pause/Resume

If, Else, End If

Loop/End Loop

Halt, Exit, Exit Loop if

User abort/error capture


Navigation Scripts


Goto Layout

Goto record/request/page

Goto related record

Goto portal row

Goto Field

Goto Next/Previous field

Goto Browse/Find/Preview


Sort, Find and Print Scripts


Sort/Unsort

Find all, Find Omitted, Omit

Perform Find

Modify last Find

Page Setup and Print

Editing Commands


Fields and Records Scripts


Set Field

Set Literal

Paste result

Paste From Index

Paste from Last Record

Paste Date, Time, User Name

New/Duplicate/Delete/Revert

Copy record/Copy all records

Replace

Delete all Records

Re-lookup


Windows and Import/Export


Freeze/Refresh Window

Scroll Window

Toggle Window/Hide Window

Show/Hide/Lock Status Area

Show/Hide Text Ruler

Set Zoom Level

View As Form/List

Export Records

Import Records


Files Scripts


New, Open, Close

Change Password

Set Use System Formats

Save a Copy As

Recover

Spelling


Miscellaneous Scripts


Show Message

Beep and Speak

Dial Phone

Open Help

Define Fields/Relationship

Open Script maker

Perform Apple script

Comment

Flush Cache to Disk

Quit Application


Text Functions 1


Basics of Functions

Exact

Left

Left Words

Length

Lower

Middle

Middle Words

Pattern Count

Position

Proper

Replace

Right

Right Words


Text Functions 2


Substitute

Text To Date

Text To Num

Text To Time

Trim

Upper

Word Count


Number Functions


Abs

Exp

Int.

Mod

Num To Text

Random

Round

Sign

Sqrt

Truncate


Date Functions


Date

Date To Text

Day & Day Name

Day of Week, Day of Year

Month & Month Name

Today

Week of Year

Week of Year Fiscal

Year


Time Functions


Hour, Minute, Seconds

Time

Time To Text


Aggregate Functions


Average

Count

Max

Min

StDev

StDevP

Sum

Get Summary


Repeating Functions


Extend

Get Repetition

Last


Financial Functions


FV

NPV

PMT

PV


Trigonometric Functions


Atan

Cos

Degrees

Ln

Log

PI

Radians

Sin


Logical Functions


Case

Choose

If

Is Empty

Is Valid


Status Functions 1


Current App. Version

Current Date

Current Error

Current Field Name

Current File Name

Current File Size

Current Found Count

Current Host Name

Current Language

Current Layout Count

Current Layout Name

Current Layout Number

Current Message Choice

Current Mode


Status Functions 2


Current Multi-User Status

Current Page Number

Current Platform

Current Portal Row

Current Printer Name

Current Record Count

Current Record Number

Current Repetition Number

Current Request Count

Current Screen Depth

Current Screen Height/Width

Current Script Name

Current Sort Status

Current System Version


Status Functions 3


Current Time

Current User Count

Current User Name









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