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| FileMaker Pro 7: Basic |
| Course Number: AP0069 |
| Category: Database & Collaboration Tools |
| Duration: 1.00 day |
Description
This ILT Series course will teach students fundamental database concepts and terminology, and the basic features of FileMaker Pro 7. Students will learn how to open an existing database and create a new database, how to create, edit, and sort records, and how to search for records in a database. They will learn how to define fields, create summary and calculation fields, and how to modify the default FileMaker layout, and create new layouts. The course also covers creating simple buttons and scripts to execute tasks. The manual is designed for quick scanning in the classroom and filled with interactive exercises that help ensure student success.
Outline
- Unit 1: Introduction to databases and FileMaker Pro
- Topic A:Database terminology
- Topic B:Exploring FileMaker Pro 7
- Topic C:Getting help
- Unit 2: Records
- Topic A:Working with records
- Topic B:Sorting records
- Topic C:Finding records
- Topic D:Layouts and Preview mode
- Unit 3: Creating databases and importing data
- Topic A:Defining fields
- Topic B:Importing records
- Unit 4: Complex find requests
- Topic A:Advanced find requests
- Topic B:Multiple criteria searches
- Unit 5: Layout design
- Topic A:Modifying the default layout
- Topic B:Creating new layouts
- Unit 6: Simple table relationships
- Topic A:Understanding relationships
- Topic B:Relating tables
- Unit 7: Reports
- Topic A:Summaries
- Topic B:Summarizing portal data
- Unit 8: Buttons and scripts
- Topic A:Simple buttons
- Topic B:Scripting