FileMaker Pro 11 - Getting Started
Training
In Newry
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Training
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Location
Newry (Northern Ireland)
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Duration
2 Days
Upon completion of the course you will be able to confidently create and use a database unique to your requirements. You will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. You will then be offered the opportunity to qualify for a Certificate of Achievement by completing a small project that covers the core material of the course. The completed project should be emailed to the course tutor, who will assess the work based on your understanding of the topics covered. Suitable for: The FileMaker Pro 11 - Getting Started course is suitable for beginners and starts with the basics.
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About this course
The only requirement of this course is a general working knowledge of computers.
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Dr Kalhed Elhayes
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Course programme
FileMaker Pro 11 is a user friendly and powerful software database. This course has been designed to give you a solid grounding in FileMaker Pro 11, and assumes you have no prior knowledge of the programme. It is an ideal way to prepare for both personal and small business use, covering all of the major areas of the programme. Upon completion of the course you will be able to confidently create and use a database unique to your requirements.
Modules:
- Module One: Introduction to Databases
We start at the basics, examining what a database is and how they can benefit you. The first steps are to identify the problem, analyse it and design and create new database, exactly to your specifications with the maximum benefit to you.
- Module Two: Creating a field
We show you how to plan your database, the types of fields, and how and when to use them
- Types of fields
- Standard: date, text, number and calculations
- Special: Common fields, Global fields, Repeating fields and Container fields
- Module Three: Layout
How the layout can enhance the performance of your database, and all of the different options.
- Set Up
- Duplicate
- Delete
- Arrangement
- Tab
- View and Navigation
- Module Four: Design Tips
And our expert tutor will share his design tips, meaning your database looks as good as it performs.
- Inspector
- View
- Position
- Graphics
- Part
- Module Five: Search and Sort
One of the main benefits of a database is the ability to perform a range of comprehensive searches quickly and easily,
- Standard
- Quick Find
- Wildcards
- Range
- Constraint and Extend
- Module Six: Data Entry
As you may not be the only person using this database, we teach how to make it as user friendly as possible with the different methods of data entry available.
- Standard: edit, drop down list, pop up menu, check list and radio button
- Auto entry
- Validation and Customising messages
- Calculated
- Module Seven: Output
to ensure the output meets your needs, from reports to envelopes.
- Report
- Print Form
- Design
- Sort
- Sliding Objects
- Envelope
- Highlight Records
- Export as Excel and PDF
- Module Eight: Background Structure
And how to use Scripts to automate the database, making decisions on behalf of the users.
- Script – Introduction of IF statement
- Revise Relationships
- Module Nine: Importing Records
When you have mastered all of this, you will be keen to use FileMaker Pro 11 in many areas and so we teach you how to import existing electronic data into your new databases.
- Excel
- Other database formats. For example, Microsoft Access.
FileMaker Pro 11 - Getting Started