FileMaker, Inc. announced immediate availability of a new downloadable digital book, "Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5: Visual QuickProject Guide" (download at www.filemaker.com/85ebook ).
Written by prolific computer author Steve Schwartz, the new eBook is an updated version of his popular 2005 book, published by Peachpit Press, "Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8: Visual QuickProject Guide."
“FileMaker is incredibly easy to use and so is this QuickProject guide,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of Marketing and Services, FileMaker. It makes learning a database a fun, hands-on-keyboard experience. I’m delighted we were able to work with Steve Schwartz and PeachPit Press to deliver this book that will enhance the experience of a huge number of new FileMaker Pro 8.5 users.”
The special eBook offer is for customers who purchase and register any of the following qualifying products between now and June 21, 2007: FileMaker Pro 8.5, FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced, FileMaker Server 8, FileMaker Server 8 Advanced and FileMaker Mobile 8.
“Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5” takes both Mac and Windows users through the process of creating and using FileMaker databases using easy to understand full color graphics and directions. It also demonstrates how easy it is to take use the new features of FileMaker Pro 8.5, such as the FileMaker Web Viewer, which integrates live Web data into a FileMaker database.
Book topics include:
- Introduction to databases
- Defining fields of data
- Creating the layout of a database
- Creating related tables
- Summary data reports
- Creating buttons, scripts and value lists
- Using a database
- Special FileMaker Pro 8.5 features
About FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business, education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the award-winning FileMaker product line also includes low-cost Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple Inc.
This article was last modified on January 6, 2023
This article was first published on January 25, 2007
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