Fun with DDRs - Extracting Images in FileMaker Layouts
Become a little more familiar with the XML DDR by learning how to extract an image out of a FileMaker layout.
FileMaker Increasing Renewal Rates
Renew your FileMaker licenses by June 28, 2014 to save money, as FileMaker will be increasing its renewal rates by about 15 percent. This is the first increase in renewal rates in several years.
FileMaker Themes Best Practices
We explore using FileMaker 13's new feature allowing you to create custom themes and styles. Custom themes now allow us to create a unified user interface in your application while maintaining an optimized solution.
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.
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.
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!
FileMaker Field Picker
An exciting new feature in FileMaker 13, the Field Picker, provides convenient and time-saving options when creating or editing layouts.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.