The chapters on security are of importance to all users even though the chapter entitled “Sharing data with other systems” will seem to be only of interest to the corporate user at first sight. Consequently, the opening chapters of the book cover the basics and there are step-by-step tutorials with many illustrations showing screens and pull down menus.

Susan Prosser & Stuart Gripman who have written this book, as well as having many years experience of using FileMaker, have not lost sight of the problems faced by the beginner. They know that the need one but they don’t really understand what it is and how to go about using it. Those new to databases almost invariably find the experience daunting. That having been said, a paper manual is far more convenient to use.

Consequently, even though one can get started rapidly because it is intuitive in operation and incorporates fairly extensive help features including a 150 page user guide and a 94-page pdf tutorial as well as sample starter template files. It is relatively straightforward to get started and yet has the advanced features to meet virtually every need.

FileMaker Pro 11 is the latest version of a database program that has evolved over the years and is now an extremely versatile and sophisticated program.

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