The problem: Your boss has demanded a database, and you don't know how to create one. It doesn't matter that it's just a simple one (for tracking invoices, inventory, and contacts), or that flexible, powerful software (FileMaker Pro) has already been purchased.
If you've never created a database before, the task can
be daunting. The solution: This low-priced, compact guide! Recognizing that you don't necessarily want or need to know about every FileMaker Pro feature, this focused, four-color volume demonstrates the quickest route to creating a functional, organized database-nothing more and certainly nothing less.
Using large color illustrations and a minimum of verbiage,
it provides the basics you need to get going without bogging you down with detailed explanations of all of FileMaker's intricacies.
It also serves as the perfect jumping-off point for more extensive database exploration-for example, through FileMaker Pro 7: Visual QuickStart Guide.
1 About databases
2 Defining fields
3 Creating the data entry layout
4 Creating the global settings layout
5 Creating the blank forms layout
6 Creating the monthly totals report
7 Creating the destination report
8 Adding buttons, scripts, and value lists
9 Using the database