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Heat Maps in FileMaker

FileMaker is a powerful tool for data visualization. We will explore how you can use button icons to quickly construct a choropleth map, more commonly called a heat map. With this same technique, you can make pretty much any custom chart you can imagine. One could highlight parts of a car or other object, display health data on a human body, or illustrate an organization chart. The sky is the limit!

Emory Brown  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  January 6th, 2016

FileMaker Embraces Crowdsourcing – New Product Ideas Space

FileMaker Inc. recently introduced the FileMaker Product Ideas space on FileMaker Community, a place to view, post, vote and comment on feature requests for the FileMaker product line. While not a replacement for the longstanding FileMaker Feature Request webpage, the reddit-like Product Ideas space enhances and modernizes the feature request process, giving the developer community a public forum to express their crowdsourced opinions on the future of the product line.

Jeremiah Kincaid  /  Claris FileMaker  /  December 2nd, 2015

FileMaker vs QuickBase

Today is the day, time to look for a technology that fits your needs, but where do you begin? You realize you need a more powerful tool then a spreadsheet and there must be a better way to manage your workflow. Your ready for a custom application. We will compare FileMaker by Apple with QuickBase by Intuit, to help manage your custom workflow.

David Happersberger  /  Claris FileMaker  /  November 18th, 2015

WordPress Form FileMaker Integration

Double data entry no more! Your contact, quote, online order, whatever your form includes will automatically be dropped into FileMaker. We will show\_you how to integrate a WordPress form, the most popular content management system, to drop data\_directly into FileMaker in real time.

Michael Westendorf  /  Web,  Claris FileMaker  /  October 15th, 2015

FileMaker Radius Search

Learn how to perform a radius search within your FileMaker solution, evaluating the distance between addresses. We take a look at how to build a radius search using the Google Maps API, some custom functions, and a couple calcs. Includes sample download file and YouTube video.

Nate Williams  /  Free Downloads,  Web,  Claris FileMaker  /  September 3rd, 2015

FileMaker Custom Button Icons

FileMaker 14 provides you additional modern design tools, you can now use vector graphics with the advent of button icons. FileMaker comes pre-loaded with 140 very useful glyphs; additionally you can expand your collection with any number of custom glyphs and images. These icons can then be added to any button or popover button.

Emory Brown  /  Claris FileMaker  /  August 4th, 2015

FileMaker Safety Checklist

The FileMaker platform does a great job providing native security features for your organization. Ever considered what would happen if your data was breached? Take the first step to prevent a breach by securing your application by reviewing our checklist.

Michael Westendorf  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  July 8th, 2015

Integrate FileMaker USPS Address Validation

Learn how to easily validate an address using a free web service from USPS. Sign up for a free developer account at USPS and ensure you have valid addresses.

Brendan McBride  /  Free Downloads,  Claris FileMaker  /  June 10th, 2015

FileMaker 14 What's New

The new version of FileMaker 14 is here! We take a look at the full FileMaker 14 platform (FileMaker Pro 14, FileMaker Go 14, and FileMaker Server 14), highlighting some of the best new features with eight detailed articles provided by our staff of new FileMaker 14 features.

Kevin Hammond  /  Licensing,  Hosting,  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

Deploying FileMaker on Android

FileMaker now supports Android, with the release of FileMaker 14 WebDirect. This update provides users with Android devices access to your database without the need of a FileMaker app.

Brendan McBride  /  Web,  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

FileMaker Script Workspace

Learn all about the FileMaker Script Workspace, the new scripting environment in FileMaker 14. Become more efficient by taking advantage of time saving features.

Jeremiah Kincaid  /  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

FileMaker Button Icons

Learn how to add and configure icons to FileMaker 14 buttons. Quickly configure new and existing systems with any of the 140 included icons.

Emory Brown  /  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

FileMaker Button Bar

The FileMaker Button Bar is a new layout object available as of FileMaker 14. It provides you a centralized place to configure a collection of buttons (including popover buttons). See two common uses for FileMaker Button Bars for navigation bar and for a function bar.

Weihao Ding  /  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

FileMaker Navigation Parts

Learn about two new FileMaker 14 layout parts: Top Navigation and Bottom Navigation, static parts that allow for solution-wide navigation. The addition of these new navigation parts is exciting news for both FileMaker developers and users, as it means easier to design and easier to use solutions.

Nate Williams  /  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

FileMaker 14 Security

The new version of FileMaker 14 has overhauled the security settings to enhance your user experience. Learn about new security features in FileMaker Server and FileMaker Pro.

Michael Westendorf  /  Hosting,  Claris FileMaker  /  May 12th, 2015

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