Product DescriptionIf you want to make a great-looking, practical database fast but don't want to get bogged down with the details, then you need a Visual QuickProject Guide!
If you've never created a database before, the task can be daunting. Recognizing that you don't necessarily want or need to know about every FileMaker Pro 8 feature, this low-priced, compact guide is the quickest route to creating a functional, organized database. Whether you're a small business owner looking for a better way to track inventory and invoices, someone just looking for a streamlined way to keep track of your contacts, or your boss simply needs a a project database, this book covers the FileMaker Pro 8 basics with full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions to help you get your project done quickly. The guide also includes a companion Web site with downloadable graphic buttons, custom forms and templates, and more.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Creating (not using) a database
The good: This book was easy to follow. There was enough repetition that I got the hang of how to do things. I know what's available in FileMaker Pro.
The bad: It was tedious to create the database (and I'm a patient person). The book told me mechanically *what* to do (i.e., what steps to follow to create the database), but it didn't explain the big picture of what I was creating or why I was doing certain things thus I'm not walking away with an understanding of what I did. ... Read More
Rating: - Filemaker Pro 8 Visual QuickProject Guide
Get a regular FilePro 8 book. This is cumbersome, and expensive for what it does for you.
Rating: - FMPRO8Createdbfile
Easy to follow, excellent examples. Shows how to create the relational files and the portals.
Rating: - Excellent starter for first time users
This is an excellent, concise, self paced beginners tutorial on Filemaker 8. It gets you started immediately in the development of a database (investment minder) covering the main features of the program. It is not a detailed tutorial covering all the aspects of Filemaker 8. Still you will come away with a good enough understanding of the program's basics to create a database of your own design. My only real criticism of the book is that I would have liked to have had more illustrations showing ... Read More
- Creating (not using) a database
- FMPRO8Createdbfile
