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   Course Description
Create powerful relational databases that allow you to produce invoices, form letters, client contact databases, purchase order systems, and much more. Virtual Training Company's FileMaker Pro 5 tutorial teaches you this application by taking you through the creation of a complete business system. With author Mark Vernon, you will build databases for customers, products, orders, invoicing, and more. You will also learn to make them all interact seamlessly. Soon you will learn how to create relational databases, reports, use scripts, calculations and functions. Get started by clicking below on any selection you want to learn about.

Using Filemaker Pro 5
  Introduction (01:52)
  Files (04:33)
  Layouts (03:01)
  Creating and Deleting Records (01:12)
  Finding Information (05:39)
  Find Symbols (07:43)
  Sorting Information (02:15)
  Printing Information (01:05)
Contact Database
  Defining Fields (05:25)
  Types of Fields (03:42)
  Entry Options (07:32)
  Value Field (05:10)
  Changing the Layout (09:23)
  Alignment Options (04:25)
  Altering Layout Text (03:52)
  Text (06:41)
  Field Formatting (06:52)
  Creating a Layout (06:39)
  Table Views (02:38)
  Opening or importing Data (07:30)
  Create a Goto Button (03:43)
  Create a Mail Merge Letter (09:05)
  Labels (03:51)
  Making it all look pretty (17:58)
  Adding Graphics (06:58)
  Turn Graphics into Buttons (09:06)
  Simple Scripting (06:59)
Invoicing Database
  Creating the Invoicing Database (10:10)
  Tab order (01:21)
  Repetitive Fields (03:45)
  Calculations on Fields (06:10)
  Hidden Fields (00:55)
  Summary Totals (13:31)
  Lookups & One to Many Relationship (06:02)
  Client Code Lookup (02:18)
Product Database
  Value Lists (06:43)
  Importing Pictures (03:02)
  Replace Command (01:36)
  Create Price Catalog for Print (12:07)
  Exporting Data (03:32)
Line Items for Invoicing
  Product Lookups (07:10)
  One to One Relationship (06:32)
  Create and use Portals (05:15)
  Calculations across Databases (01:44)
  Product Lookup (Again!) (01:00)
  Modifying Portals (04:46)
  Script for Printing Invoice (01:52)
Reports
  Unpaid Invoices Report (05:48)
  Line Items Report (09:52)
  Exporting Summary Information (06:12)
  Copy Data to another Application (00:37)
Refining your databases
  Create a Navigation Window (04:11)
  Startup Scripts and Zoom Window (05:13)
  Sharing Common Data (08:33)
  Using a Close Button to Close Windows (01:30)
  Portals and Go to Related Record (07:56)
  Sort Related Records (00:53)
  Self Join Relationship (04:11)
Exercises
  Bills/Purchase Database (08:36)
  Contact History Database (03:47)
  Cashbook Database (15:54)
Sharing Databases
  Sharing your databases (05:21)
  Filemaker on the Web (14:59)
  Access Priveleges (05:08)
Miscellaneous Stuff
  Backup / Save a Copy As (01:25)
  Recovering Damaged Databases (02:15)
  Field Borders (01:24)
  Filemaker Pro 5 Preferences (06:40)
Fun with Scripting and Functions
  Introduction to Scripting & Functions (03:02)
  Copying Scripts (02:13)
  External Scripts (02:07)
  If Then Else Script (08:38)
  If Then Else in Calculations (02:11)
  Loop (05:58)
  Capture On/Off (01:11)
  Open Web and Send Email (05:27)
  Import/Export Scripts (02:34)
  Backup Script (05:03)
Credits
  About the Author (05:03)