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FileMaker Pro 11: Beginner Training Course
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Course Description: FileMaker Pro is powerful enough to handle most database jobs yet easy enough to create simple solutions in minutes. This practical "how to" course by FileMaker expert John Mark Osborne, starts from beginner level and uses a single invoicing example to demonstrate all the features in FileMaker Pro 7, 8, 8.5, 9, 10 and 11 including field creation, finding, sorting, layout mode, container fields, auto-entry, validation, printing, scripts, calculations, importing, exporting, interface design and new FIleMaker Pro 11 features including charting, snapshot links and the inspector. Examples of the invoice file are provided at every stage of the creation process so the user can easily review one section without starting from the beginning.
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Video Tutorials Included: 162
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Video Time
(minutes)
Introduction
FileMaker 11 Family of Products pt. 1
(6.03)
FileMaker 11 Family of Products pt. 2
(5.12)
About the Tutorial Series pt. 1
(6.38)
About the Tutorial Series pt. 2
(5.85)
Why an Invoicing Solution? pt. 1
(4.9)
Why an Invoicing Solution? pt. 2
(5.65)
What is a Database? pt. 1
(5.07)
What is a Database? pt. 2
(3.52)
Planning Your Solution
(7.05)
New FileMaker 11 Features
(7.63)
Creating a Database
Quick Start
(3.65)
New Empty File
(7.2)
Creating Fields pt. 1
(4.43)
Creating Fields pt. 2
(4.72)
Housekeeping Fields pt. 1
(5.23)
Housekeeping Fields pt. 2
(3.85)
Housekeeping Fields pt. 3
(4.9)
Adding Fields to a Layout
(6.55)
Modifying & Organizing Fields
(5.87)
Other Tabs
(6.83)
Working with the Database
Data Entry
(4.77)
Importing Data pt. 1
(5.7)
Importing Data pt. 2
(3.32)
Importing Data pt. 3
(4.5)
Recurring Import
(4.78)
Status Toolbar
(8.1)
Customizing the Status Toolbar
(1.7)
The Four Modes
(7.65)
Records Menu pt. 1
(6.42)
Records Menu pt. 2
(5.4)
Records Menu pt. 3
(2.6)
Preview Mode
(5.37)
New Layout pt. 1
(6.02)
New Layout pt. 2
(3.33)
Table View
(6.28)
Schema from Table View
(2.28)
Finding & Sorting
Basic Find 6.9
How the Index Works 6.73
New Requests 6.75
Range Finds 7.48
Wildcards 5.67
The Rest of the Operators 8.1
Found Sets without Find Mode 4.83
Constrain & Extend 2.87
Sorting Records pt. 1 4.42
Sorting Records pt. 2 3.67
New Window 3.85
Quick Find 1.95
Save Find Requests 5.03
Snapshot Links 3.1
Modifying Layouts
Status Toolbar pt. 1 4.1
Status Toolbar pt. 2 4.1
Arrow Tool 5.6
Field Tool 5.07
Text Tool pt. 1 6.22
Text Tool pt. 2 4.07
Text Tool pt. 3 3.62
Line Tool 3.15
Rectangles & Ovals 6.73
More with Text Blocks 5.73
Modifying Layouts Advanced
Tab Control pt. 1 5.73
Tab Control pt. 2 5.23
Field Control 7.07
Value Lists 8.75
Parts Overview 5.73
Adding & Modifying Parts 5.37
Layouts Menu pt. 1 7.5
Layouts Menu pt. 2 7.92
Format Menu 5.5
Inspector pt. 1 6.67
Inspector pt. 2 7.38
Arrange Menu 6.27
View Menu 4.2
Layout Badges 7.15
Positioning Objects Precisely 6.92
Other Tools 7.18
Working with Container Fields
Creating Container Fields 3.45
Inserting a Picture 6.38
Inserting a PDF 6.02
Insert Other Files 5.1
Other Insert Items 5.4
Auto-Entry
Serial Numbers pt. 1 7.5
Serial Numbers pt. 2 5.67
Value from Last Visited 2.98
Calculated Auto-Enter pt. 1 4.8
Calculated Auto-Enter pt. 2 6.82
Lookups pt. 1 4.52
Lookups pt. 2 4.03
Lookups pt. 3 5.22
Validation
Strict Data Type 5.98
Not Empty/Unique & Existing 6.1
Ranges 5.57
Calculated Validations 5.32
Customizing Messages 4.97
Always vs. Data Entry 5.5
Printing
Enhanced Report Assistant 3.92
Printing Philosophy 3.82
Creating a Print Layout pt. 1 4.23
Creating a Print Layout pt. 2 4.4
Contact List 6
Print Options 3.35
Labels 4.82
Adjusting Labels 4.98
Merge Letters 7
More Merge Letters 6.12
Sliding Objects 6.88
Envelopes 2.92
Building a Report 5.42
Viewing a Report 5.85
Summarizing a Report 4.63
Varying a Report 3.5
Improved Contact List pt. 1 6.68
Improved Contact List pt. 2 4.2
Charting in Reports 7.27
Scripting & Calculations
Definition of a Script 4.53
Basic Script 5.47
Script Steps with Depth 6.08
Evil Script Steps 5.65
Activating Scripts 5.28
Definition of a Calculation 4.47
Basic Calculation 6.3
Layout Navigation 3.47
Record Navigation 3
Perfect Highlights 3.6
More Scripts 4.97
Manage Scripts 6.1
Deleting a Record 6.38
Printing a Layout 6.5
Open Script 4.25
Open Script Considerations 6.6
Close Script 4.57
Recreate the Status Toolbar 4.47
Case vs. If 5
Billing or Shipping Labels 4.53
Fixing the Label Calculation 4.82
Age Display 5.53
Birthdays Find 5.8
Importing & Exporting
Import & Export Defined 6.87
Importing FileMaker Files 4.42
Updating FileMaker Files 3.33
Importing a Folder 5.63
Data Sources 7.08
Exporting Files 4.57
Group By 6.77
Export to HTML 3
Importing Schema 5.6
Miscellaneous Features
Global Fields Defined 5.52
Custom Report Title 5.95
Multi-User Global Fields 3.32
Repeating Fields 5.65
Furigana 4.02
Spell Checking 5.17
Find/Replace 5.3
Engraving & Embossing 7.27
Send Email 5.28
Tooltips 4.67
Tab Order 3.1
Working with John Mark Osborne
Free Resources 7.05
Training 5.67
Consulting & Meta-Consulting 3.18
Solutions 7.12
Contacting Me 2.72