A quick, professional guide to getting the most out of the popular cross-platform relational databases FileMaker Pro 5 and 5.5. This edition picks up where the popular "FileMaker Pro 5 for Windows and Macintosh" leaves off, providing power tips and techniques for more experienced FileMaker users. It works like a reference book; users look up what they want to do and follow the step-by-step instructions.
As valuable to intermediate users who need a skill-building tool as it is to advanced users who want a quick reference guide, this edition is updated to include all of the new features in FileMaker 6, including digital image management tools and XML support. The book picks up where the "Visual QuickStart Guide" leaves off, with advanced how-tos and tips.
Completely revised for the latest FileMaker version, FileMaker Pro 5 Bible keeps you up to speed with this sophisticated database program. Whether you're a database newbie looking for step-by-step instructions or a FileMaker veteran searching for inside tips and shortcuts, this comprehensive cross-platform guide is the only one you need. Explore everything from fundamental database concepts and procedures to the latest tools added for Version 5 in this guide; individual sections address: Database design basics, including tools and layout possibilities Data entry and edit features Search and sort options Advanced database functions like calculations, computations, automation, data exchange, and template construction Web publishing, creating workgroups, and linking to other databases Developing databases for clients The enclosed CD-ROM holds a massive collection of ready-to-run FileMaker Pro templates, example databases, demos, and utilities. Refer to it as you get up and running or later on if you need help with the more advanced topics covered in the book.
This guide is designed to teach the fundamentals of Filemaker's relational database program from the ground up for beginners. Readers obtain the information in a friendly, straight-forward manner with step-by-step instructions and hands-on examples.
Excel X for Mac OS X is the model OS X app, from its Aqua interface to its complete support for OS X's modern architecture. In Excel X for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, author Maria Langer, veteran Mac writer and consultant, walks you through all that's new and noteworthy in Microsoft's spreadsheet powerhouse, dispensing lots of expert tips along the way. Maria knows you're a busy professional. That's why Excel X for Mac OS X: VQS was designed to let you learn as you work. Use it as a quick-reference guide: Just look up a topic in the index--or use the page tabs to thumb to it--then follow the simple, concise steps and check your results against the accompanying screenshots. Newcomers can treat the book as a step-by-step introduction to Excel, starting with the basics, then moving on to more advanced techniques, such as inserting objects and multimedia events, creating charts and graphs, and publishing spreadsheets to the Web.
For database software, FileMaker Pro has always been almost shockingly easy to use. However, somewhere along the way it also became incredibly powerful-so much so, in fact, that's it's no longer about just creating "small-scale" relational databases. If you're ready to move beyond the basics and take advantage of FileMaker Pro 7's advanced features, this task-based guide provides the key. By applying the same visual approach, step-by-step instructions, and concise explanations employed by the popular Visual QuickStart Guides to complex topics like creating and managing links between fields in multiple tables and employing the advanced security features to define which fields are editable by different user categories, this handy guide represents the most efficient way for experienced FileMaker users to take their skills to the next level. By the end of the volume, you'll be creating custom databases, using advanced querying features, and managing huge volumes of complex data (text, video, images, audio, PDFs, and more) with FileMaker Pro 7!
FileMaker Web Publishing offers an unparalleled development strategy for database managers, web designers, and programmers who are interested in getting the most out of FileMaker databases on the web. The book introduces the basics of HTML, cascading style sheets, and PHP, then moves on to specific concepts such as database portals, value lists, and complex navigation systems. Advanced topics include uploading and referencing files within the database and sending dynamically formatted emails.
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