Tutorial
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Use quick find to search a database
- Find records based on criteria in a single field
- Find records based on criteria in specific separate fields
- Find records that match multiple criteria in the same field
- Find records that match a range of criteria in the same field
- Narrow your search
- Save a find request to use later
- Find records using a Saved Find
- Sort your found set
- Add a new record in List View
- For more information
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Charting data
- Lesson 11 Making databases relational
- Lesson 12 Sharing and exchanging data
- Lesson 13 Protecting data in FileMaker Pro
- Lesson 14 Backing up your databases
84 FileMaker Pro Tutorial
The first person to open a shared file is the host. Any user who opens a shared file after the host is a client.
Once a shared file is open, the host and clients have access to the same information, and all changes to the file
appear in each user’s window.
Changes to the data, scripts, or layouts made by any user are saved in the shared file. The shared file is saved on
the disk where the file resides.
Sort orders, find requests, import and export field orders, and print settings are specific to each user.
To enable FileMaker network sharing:
1. Open Sample Copy.fp7.
Note To enable or change a file’s sharing status in your own files, you must open them with an account
that has Manage extended privilege set access privileges. You will learn about accounts, passwords, and
privilege sets in
lesson 13.
2. Choose File menu > Sharing > FileMaker Network.
3. In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, for Network Sharing, click On.
You see the TCP/IP address of your system below the Network Sharing controls.
The host opens the file
Clients open connections to the
shared file
Click to enable network
sharing
Select level of network access for Sample Copy.fp7