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FileMaker Tutorials - Beginners
Author: John Osborne
Duration: 12.5 Hours
Number of Movies: 145
Version 9
You are free to evaluate the FileMaker tutorial before making a purchase by following the link below. Users will have to have QuickTime loaded for the free demos to play. Please note the CDs have an higher audio and video quality over the online demos.
Most FileMaker Tutorials are not aimed towards beginners, while the opening title and marketing blur may contradict this the fact of the matter is that they assume a basic knowledge and quickly leave the poor novice abandoned in a sea of technical jargon, users would often blame themselves and be under the illusion that it was their fault for not being able to understand the subject being taught, it’s not it’s the authors fault for not being able to clarify the points in a clear and understandable manner that not only teaches, but conveys the information in such a way that it can be digested by users of all levels.
The good news, forget books, if you wish to learn a powerful program like FileMaker you no longer have to rely on reading to gain a solid understanding of FileMaker and relational Databases. If you are the kind of person that learns quicker by being shown read on.
The FileMaker tutorials that we offer are aimed towards the beginner, the examples used are geared for the novice, but more importantly the format which is used to delivery the content is unique, narrated QuickTime videos, the tutorials are segmented in to short concise sessions each one designed to cover a certain aspect of FileMaker, users only need to sit and watch as the expert author carries out the actions on screen, users are free to control the pace of the learning, the tutorials can be stopped, rewound or fast-forwarded at any time, all the working files used in the tutorials are available on the FileMaker training CD these can be used if required to follow along with the author.
Everything you need is on the Training CD, you don’t even need FileMaker loaded on your machine to take advantage if the tutorials, of course is you wish to try out the tutorials for yourself you will need access to a version. Users that have purchased this form of training are amazed at the speed at which they learn, what’s more the rate of retention is far greater than with books or even instructor led training courses.
If you looking for a simple cost effective way to quickly master FileMaker then this tutorial is a must, at over 8 hours in duration it should be considered extensive, topics covered on the tutorial include:
Getting Started, Templates, Create a New File, Planning your Database, Creating Fields, Data Entry, Layouts, Symbols, Sorting Records, View Menu, Inserting Images, Lookups, Data Type, Ranges, Merging Data, Importing Files and Data, Exporting to HTML, Sending Email from FileMaker, Find and Replace and much more. For a full listing of the topics covered please follow the link below.