FileMaker WebDirect

WebDirect enhances the FileMaker platform by allowing you to publish your database to the web like never before. Real-time updates, a defining characteristic of the FileMaker experience, have made their way to the web.

Michael Westendorf / Web, Claris FileMaker / March 11th, 2014

FileMaker Relationship Graph - What They Did Not Tell You

FileMaker 13 introduced a number of very useful enhancements to the relationship graph, none of which are included in the help file or release notes. Use these techniques to increase your productivity.

Emory Brown / Claris FileMaker / February 3rd, 2014

FileMaker Server + Open Directory

FileMaker Server can be set up to authenticate against Active Directory and Open Directory. Learn how to do it in this step-by-step guide!

Jason Scharf / Hosting, Claris FileMaker / January 6th, 2014

FileMaker Field Picker

An exciting new feature in FileMaker 13, the Field Picker, provides convenient and time-saving options when creating or editing layouts.

Mary Pitzen / Claris FileMaker / December 3rd, 2013

FileMaker Slide Controls

Details about the new Slide Control feature in FileMaker 13! Find out what a slide control is, a hidden slide control, and how to use slide controls.

Brendan McBride / Claris FileMaker / December 3rd, 2013

Rest Easy With Encrypted Databases in FileMaker

Encryption is a great new feature that gives you another level of security beyond a login. The files still appear as .fmp12 files, but require the encryption password to access.

Michael Westendorf / Hosting, Claris FileMaker / December 3rd, 2013

FileMaker 13 Whats New

We take a look at the full FileMaker 13 platform (FileMaker Pro 13, FileMaker Go 13, and FileMaker Server 13), highlighting some of the best new features and recapping the differences between this and prior versions of FileMaker Pro.

Kevin Hammond / Hosting, Licensing, Claris FileMaker / December 3rd, 2013

FileMaker Popover Buttons

Learn all about popover buttons in FileMaker 13, including how to add them to layouts and configure their individual components. Glean a few tidbits on how they interact with other interface objects.

Jeremiah Kincaid / Claris FileMaker / December 3rd, 2013

FileMaker Ends Support for Bento

Bento, the Mac OS X database solution that was touted as user-friendly and relied heavily on templates, has been discontinued and will no longer be supported or updated.

Kevin Hammond / Claris FileMaker / August 4th, 2013

Natively Resize Images in FileMaker

Learn how to resize images without a plugin in FileMaker. How to use auto-enter calculations instead of scripting the resizing to produce thumbnails in container fields.

Jeremiah Kincaid / Claris FileMaker / April 2nd, 2013

Upgrading FileMaker Pro, Part 2 - File Consolidation

This is part two of a two-part article tackling the challenge of converting and consolidating FileMaker Pro .fp3 and .fp5 file types to .fp7 or .fmp12. In part 2, we cover the process of Consolidating FileMaker Files.

Kevin Hammond / Claris FileMaker / March 7th, 2013

filemaker pro upgrading part 1 preparing for conversion.

Upgrading FileMaker Pro, Part 1 - FileMaker Conversion

This is a two-part article tackling the challenge of converting and consolidating FileMaker Pro .fp3 and .fp5 file types to .fp7 and .fmp12. In part one, we cover the FileMaker conversion process.

Kevin Hammond / Claris FileMaker / March 6th, 2013

FileMaker Naming Conventions and Standards

FileMaker Naming Conventions and Standards is especially important when working in a team environment. Learn how to make your applications easier to maintain and developer friendly. The solution will be self documented by the meta data of your development standard.

Kevin Hammond / Claris FileMaker / January 18th, 2013

FileMaker 12 Starter Solutions

We review the 16 new FileMaker Starter Solutions in FileMaker 12. All FileMaker templates include iOS layouts designed for FileMaker Go on the iPad and iPhone.

Kevin Hammond / Claris FileMaker / November 14th, 2012

FileMaker 12 Managing Container Data

We look at the interface and the new features available for container fields including: Manage Containers, Storage Options, Thumbnail Options, Transfer Data, Container Field Options, Filter File Types, Compression, Secure Storage, Open Storage, FileMaker Server storage locations, and Progressive Backups.

Kevin Hammond / Hosting, Claris FileMaker / April 10th, 2012