Learn FileMaker Pro 16 : the comprehensive guide to building custom databases

Summary:

Chapter 3: Exploring a Database Window; Using a Starter Solution; Listing FileMaker's Starter Solutions; Creating a Database from a Starter Solution; Defining the Database Window; Identifying Window Areas; Defining Window Modes; Browse Mode; Find Mode; Preview Mode; Layout Mode; Defining Content Views; Form View; List View; Table View; Exploring the Window Header; Status Toolbar (Browse Mode); Default Status Toolbar Items (Browse Mode); Record Navigation Controls; Function Buttons; Quick Find Search Field; Layout Menu; View Buttons; Preview Button; Formatting Bar Button

Record details

ISBN: 9781484228630
ISBN: 1484228634
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Publisher: [United States] : Apress, 2017.
Distributor: New York, NY : Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer,
Copyright: �2017

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Using FileMaker; Chapter 1: Introducing FileMaker; The History of FileMaker in a Nutshell; Nashoba Nutshell; Early FileMaker; FileMaker 4; Claris; FileMaker Inc.; Exploring Database Basics; Defining a Database; Database Structure; Relational Databases; User Interface; Scripted Procedures; Identifying Different Database Architectures; The Traditional Multitier Database Architecture; Presentation Tier (Front End); Process Logic Tier (Middleware) Stored Data Tier (Back End)FileMaker's Integrated File Architecture; Taking a Bird's Eye Anatomical and Functional Overview; Application Resources; Application Resources; User Experience; Database File Resources; Data Structure; User Interface; Scripts; The FileMaker Product Family; FileMaker Pro; FileMaker Pro Advanced; FileMaker Server; FileMaker Go; FileMaker WebDirect; Summary; Chapter 2: Exploring the Application; Installing and Launching FileMaker Pro; Launching the Installer; Running the Installation Process; Launching the Application; Default Windows; Get Started Screen; Launch Center Application PreferencesGeneral Settings; User Interface Options; User Name; Application; Layout Settings; Layout Options; Memory; File Cache Settings; Plug-Ins; Permitted Hosts; Default Menu Bar; The Application Menu; File Menu; File > Manage Submenu; File > Sharing Submenu; Edit Menu; View Menu; Insert Menu; Format Menu; Records Menu; Scripts Menu; Tools Menu; Window Menu; Help Menu; Contextual Menus; Contextual Menus for Fields; Contextual Menus for Record Content Area; Contextual Menus for Web Viewers; Contextual Menus for Window Components; Contextual Menus for Calculation Formulas Edit Layout ButtonCustomizing the Status Toolbar (Browse Mode); Opening the Customization Panel; Choosing Toolbar Button Style; Removing Toolbar Items; Adding Toolbar Items; Rearranging Toolbar Items; Restoring the Default Toolbar Set; Formatting Bar; Window Ruler; Managing Multiple Windows; Creating a New Window; Closing a Window; Selecting a Window from the Menu; Hiding and Showing Windows; Minimizing a Window; Opening an Existing Database; Opening a Database through the Launch Center; Managing Favorite Databases; Summary; Chapter 4: Working with Records; Entering Data; Opening a Record
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 19, 2017).