FileMaker Tutorials

These FileMaker tutorials are unique in the way the training is presented, no reading is required and users are not required to have any prior knowledge of using FileMaker, the thing that really sets these tutorials apart from the rest is the speed at which you learn, an absolute novice can within one day learn enough to work with, and create basic database solutions using FileMaker, and I don’t just mean stumble through, I mean use it with a solid understanding of all the important aspects of working with a powerful relational database solution in a commercial environment.

Why would any one want to use FileMaker.
People are often under the misconception that a program needs to be complex to be powerful, and surely a database program which can hold, sort and perform queries, create reports and populate spreadsheets on hundreds of thousands of records would have to be some command line tool that only geeks can understand, well it’s not FileMaker is more than capable of these and a whole lot more too, and what’s more, with these FileMaker tutorials it’s well within your grasp.

From the start FileMaker author John Osborne takes pity on you, rather than taking the common approach as is the norm with most training manuals where they launch into a barrage of technical terms he assumes you have never opened FileMaker before and starts with the fundamentals, through a series of practical examples to which you can relate John shows you how to use FileMaker to accomplish your tasks, he highlights the problems and pitfalls you will encounter and shows you how to circumnavigate them. The visual nature of this tutorial really helps, you will be able to see exactly what the author is doing, making following along easy, the step-by-step instructions will make you feel at ease, for once learning a powerful computer application will be enjoyable, what’s more you will find that you remember an amazing amount, this is because you are watching and listening instead of just blindly reading a manual.

Topics covered on this FileMaker tutorial include:
 What is a Database, Using Templates, Create a New File, Creating Fields, Entering Data, Layout, Sorting Records, Modifying Layouts, Container Fields, Looking up Records, Printing, Merging Data, Summaries, Scripts, Calculations, Importing and Exporting Data, Group By, HTML Creation, Find & Replace, Sending Email from FileMaker, Repeating Fields.

The above is only a small sample of the 107 subjects that are covered in these FileMaker tutorials, for a full comprehensive listing and free demo follow the link below.
FileMaker Tutorials