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FileMaker Products

FileMaker
Pro 8.5

SKU: 448660-28587-8
Price: $149.00

Description:

FileMaker Pro is the #1-selling easy-to-use database software for Windows and Mac OS that helps you manage people, projects, assets and more — the easy way!

The award-winning ease of use that is built into every aspect of FileMaker Pro continues to be praised by millions of customers and industry experts around the world. With its easy installation and setup, you’ll be up and running in a matter of minutes –not hours or days.

Then a few clicks will convert your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and other files to FileMaker databases for easier searching, sorting, printing and reporting.

The intuitive point-and-click interface helps you customize solutions and share them with ease. So whether you're tracking a simple contact list or multiple project tasks, FileMaker Pro helps you manage it all – faster and easier than ever before!

Features:

Award-winning ease-of-use helps you see results in minutes and get more done every day.

• It’s easy to set up and easy to learn Just follow the on-screen, step-by-step instructions, and you'll be up and running in a matter of minutes — not hours or days. And with the new FileMaker Learning Center, you'll have unlimited access to a wealth of resources, including online demos and training videos, to help you master FileMaker Pro with ease.
• It's easy to convert your existing data Just drag your Excel files onto the FileMaker icon on your desktop, and the information will import automatically. FileMaker can also import many different file formats so there’s no need to re-key your information. Learn more about starting with your own data.
• It's easy to get the job done Searching, sorting, and reporting is easier than ever. When you need to create daily project lists, weekly sales reports, monthly newsletters or mailing labels, FileMaker produces what you want, sorted the way you want. Plus, you can save your output to Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel formats, and send it via email in seconds.
• It’s easy to customize The intuitive point-and-click interface helps you customize your database to work the way you do–and you don’t have to know a thing about computer programming! Add your company logo, change background colors, move things around, and add buttons to automate tasks. Plus you can track virtually any type of information you want, including real-time web content, pictures, video clips, music files, Microsoft Word documents, and PDF files.
• It’s easy to share and scale Your information is even more powerful when you can share it. With the cross-platform, multi-user network support, you’ll be able to share FileMaker information over a network with up to five simultaneous Windows users, Intel-based Mac users or PowerPC Mac users. And its Instant Web Publishing lets you share FileMaker information over the Web – giving your team access to the information they need anytime, anywhere via a browser. Plus, FileMaker supports so many formats, including PDF and Excel, that virtually anyone you choose can view and analyze your information. And when you’re ready to share with more than five simultaneous users, FileMaker Server products are ready to provide the scalability you need – while maximizing the performance and security of your shared databases.

Pre-designed databases give you a head start in developing your solution.

Just add your information to get started! We've pre-designed databases, set up reports and mailing labels, and added automation features to help you get started even faster! Choose from more than 30 Starter Solutions templates for the most popular FileMaker tasks, like managing contacts, organizing projects, and tracking assets. These Starter Solutions all come with FileMaker Pro 8.5 and can be easily customized to meet your unique needs.

Robust customization features ensure your layouts, reports and forms look and work the way you want them to.

• Use the built-in assistant Let the Layout and Report Assistant guide you through the creation of custom layouts, labels, and reports so your screens have a professional, polished look.
• Drag and drop objects Drag and drop fields and objects wherever you want. Add buttons, calculations, icons, your company logo, your favorite colors, or new fields to capture images of products and employee. The possibilities are endless, and FileMaker doesn't require you to hire an expensive expert to make your database look and work the way you want it to.
• Create your own views of the data Customize different views of your data so you can see the information the way you want, and others in your workgroup can view it the way they want. FileMaker Pro will remember which view you want to see.
• Link information with a point-and-click Link different pieces of data together using a simple point-and-click approach to get a more complete view of your information.
• Build layouts with multiple tabs in a single step The Tab Control helps you build a layout with multiple tabs in a single step rather than having multiple layouts – each with their own tabs. You can switch between tabs without needing scripting. Even update tabs in a single location, instead of across multiple layouts. The Tab Control is a huge time saver, and huge space saver.
• Get live Web data delivered directly to FileMaker based on your information The new FileMaker Web Viewer delivers information from the Web directly to FileMaker – instantly and automatically! Setup the FileMaker Web Viewer once, and you’ll get real-time information from the Web that is associated with your data without having to open a Web browser. Track every shipment from within FileMaker, view detailed maps to your customers locations, even get the latest prices on products you're researching delivered to you automatically. The possibilities are truly endless!
• Create cleaner looking database designs Design cleaner layouts faster using Layout Alignment Tools for aligning fields and making a group of fields the same length. Simply select the objects you want align, and click on the toolbar icon to align items however you like.
• Manage large tables and numerous relationships more easily The Relationships Graph makes it so much easier to create and manage tables and associated relationships. You can add notes to document your database, see all related tables with one click and easily manage a large number of tables and relationships.
• Doing things over and over – is over FileMaker Pro comes with a powerful scripting language so you can automate repetitive tasks. Automate a series of task or just the things you do most often using ScriptMaker.
• Simplify database schemas Streamline database schema by storing global and local variables in scripts eliminating the need to create unnecessary fields in your database.

Powerful productivity features help you work faster and automate repetitive tasks. FileMaker Pro 8.5 helps you work faster so you’ll have more time to spend on what's most important to your business, community, or life. It includes dozens of features that simplify and automate operations – from faster searching and sorting to easy creation of email newsletters and pre-programmed functions. You just might wonder why you have spare time on your hands – and why you didn’t invest in FileMaker Pro sooner!

• Email marketing made easy Using Email Merge, you can send e-mails to one or many contacts in a few simple steps without scripting. Add merge fields from your database for added personalization, and automatically add attachments if you choose. Great for email newsletters, news updates, and more.
• Email the contents of any field instantly E-mail the contents of any field in your database using Fast Send. Send images, documents, Excel files, and more – right from within FileMaker. Simply click on any field, then right click (or ctrl-click on Mac), and select "Export Field Contents" automatically attach the field content to an email.
• Search databases without typing With the FileMaker Fast Match feature, you can select information from the current field, and with one mouse click, find all matching records. Simply click on any field, then right click (or ctrl-click on Mac), and select “Find Matching records” to automatically perform a find for that field using its content as the search criteria. You can then constrain or extend your found set to find more records or refine your search.
• Import tables more efficiently Immediately add a new table to your database's structure by simply importing new data. There's no need to create a table to receive the data first - the table is optionally created on-the-fly without you having to lift a finger.
• Automate data entry The Auto-complete features gives you faster and more accurate data entry by adding the ability to fill in field contents automatically based on previous entries or Value Lists.
• Ensure everything is letter perfect Check the spelling of data entry with the visual spell checker that underlines misspelled words and suggests alternatives.
• Choose from hundreds of built-in functions You can easily add calendar drop downs, data entry value lists, and hundreds of other built-in programming functions to save data entry time and automate repetitive tasks.

Built-in Security and Sharing means you can securely share databases with Windows and Mac users – over your network or across the Web.FileMaker Pro comes with multi-user support so you can securely share FileMaker databases with Windows and Mac users - over your network or across the Web. Plus, FileMaker supports the most popular file formats so you’ll be able to share your information with virtually anyone you choose.

• Sharing over your network You can share FileMaker databases over a network with up to five simultaneous users*** with either the Mac OS-based or Windows versions of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. And with the advanced security features of FileMaker, you decide who have access to what information and when. You can secure your databases by assigning account names and passwords, and then assign custom privileges for each user, specifying what they can view and edit, down to the field level.
• Sharing across the Web If you have remote offices, clients or vendors that need anytime, anywhere access to your FileMaker information, you're in business. FileMaker comes with powerful web publishing tools to provide secure access to specified users via their browser. The database displays in a format familiar to what is displayed in the Windows or Mac OS versions of FileMaker Pro, and it uses your existing Internet connection to publish the database to the Web so no additional hardware or software, other than a supported web browser**, is required.
• Support for Popular File Formats Thanks to support for the most-popular file formats, you can easily share FileMaker information with others outside your FileMaker workgroup. The PDF Maker creates Adobe PDF files from you FileMaker information with a single click – even add a password to secure editing or printing abilities. And if you ever need to send data to Microsoft Excel users, you'll find the Excel Maker indispensable. In addition to PDF and Excel support, FileMaker Pro imports and exports a variety of file formats and is compatible with the most-popular email programs.

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FileMaker
Pro 8.5 Advanced
(Mac/Win)

SKU: 448660-28662-2
Price: $249.00

Description:

FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced includes all the features of FileMaker Pro 8.5 plus a suite of advanced development and customization tools to help you design and develop more powerful, more customized database solutions — faster and easier than ever before!

Features:

Design and develop databases faster and easier

• Create your own menus — Customize your database even more by using the Custom Menu feature of FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced. Modify FileMaker menus to execute scripts from menu items. You can rename, add or delete menu items, customize keyboard shortcuts and even add or delete entire menus. Customized menu behavior is also inherited by toolbar icons, context menus, window options, keyboard shortcuts, and the Mode menus.
• Add tooltips to make things easy — Make your layouts more informative and intuitive by adding Tooltips to any field or layout object. Mouse over an item to which you’ve added a Tooltip to display helpful tips for using your solution or calculation results. You can even include static text or calculated results to provide more insights into your data or to temporarily provide information that you don't want permanently displayed on your layout.
• Distribute your solutions off-the-shelf — If you'd like to distribute a database to non-FileMaker users, creating a Runtime application is a great solution. FileMaker Runtime applications make it easy to distribute off-the-shelf, royalty-free FileMaker solutions that allow users to access FileMaker database information, but limit their ability to make modifications. Runtime applications can even include the new FileMaker Web Viewer capabilities. Runtime applications cannot be shared over a network and do not include the ability to create Adobe® PDF files.
• DIY data entry — “Kiosk-based” applications display your database in full-screen “presentationd” mode while hiding the application menus. Use this “do-it-yourselfd” data entry feature for event registrations and mailing list sign ups.
• Use custom functions & external function plug-ins — Use the FileMaker Custom Function feature to build powerful, recursive custom functions that can be reused across tables. Plus you can build even more robust calculations and extend databases with the External Function Plug-in API.

Debug and troubleshoot more efficiently — FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced includes essential debugging and reporting tools that help you build stable, reliable solutions more efficiently. It’s easier than ever to pinpoint problem areas by reviewing scripts step-by-step in the Script Debugger. You can monitor fields, variables, expressions, and even test calculation formulas with the Data Viewer, as well as temporarily disable script steps to test portions of your scripts.

• Debugging made easy — The FileMaker Script Debugger is an interactive tool that helps you pinpoint problem areas in your FileMaker Scripts. You can review scripts one step at a time, set and clear breakpoints, see details of calling scripts and trace script history quickly. Plus, you can easily disable script steps if you’d like to test just a portion of your new script.
• More insight = less time debugging — The FileMaker Data Viewer monitors fields, variables, and expressions to help you gain more insight when troubleshooting your database. You can even test calculation formulas without modifying your database schema - which can be a huge time saver!

Modify and maintain with ease — Once you’ve designed and deployed your database, the FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced reporting and optimization features will help you update solutions more easily and keep them running at peak performance.

• Doing things over and over – is over! — You can reuse existing work to make updates painless. Simply copy and paste fields, tables, scripts, and script steps within or across tables. You can also import multiple tables at once to save time, or if you just want to reuse the database schema without importing data, you can do that, too.
• Get a bird's eye view — Get more comprehensive information on database schema and options with the Database Design Report. See details on fields, tables, scripts, portals, Tab Panel Controls, Custom Menus, Tooltips, and more. The Database Design Report even helps you troubleshoot missing references, broken relationships, and calculations.
• Run at peak performance — Use the FileMaker File Maintenance tools to maximize database performance. The CompactFile tool removes free disk space from a file, reducing the file size and streamlining data access, and the OptimizeFile tool improves file access speed by moving logically related data closer together. Keeping your databases in shape is easy now, thanks to FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced!

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Note:

The above product descriptions and summaries are from the FileMaker website.