Filemaker Beginner Tutorial - contacts database

Name: Filemaker Beginner Tutorial - contacts database
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Get to know Filemaker by designing a simple contacts database with some fun features.

Created byGuy Stevens

Last updated 8/2022

English

What you'll learn

Create their own custom Filemaker database system for their business.
Create tables with the correct fields and correct field types.
Create layouts that work well on a computer as well as on an iPad or iPhone.
Centralise their data so that everything is stored in one place.

Course content

2 sections • 9 lectures • 1h 47m total length

What we will be making. And how to navigate Filemaker.6:13
The Filemaker file can be downloaded here.

In this lecture we will have a look at what our finished file will look like.

And we will learn to navigate in Filemaker.

Creating our contacts table and adding the fields.9:11
Here we create our first table and add all the necessary fields.
Making our first layout.19:13
We will make a layout for our contacts so we can more easily enter data.
Adding multiple notes per contact. Our first related table.16:24
Here we link two tables together and add notes to a specific contact.
Adding tasks with urgency and status fields.8:53
Another related table. But this time we have more fields and more options.
A separate layout for our tasks.8:13
Finding the tasks embedded in the contacts layout might be a little bit difficult. So we'll create one central layout for all tasks.
Scrpiting some buttons to find and sort our layout.18:48
Our first scripts. Now this is exciting! Some repetitive tasks can easily be done by scripts that can be triggered by a button.
Creating a menu.13:58
For easy navigation we will be making a menu. This way we can more easily navigate between the different layouts of our database.
Adding a contact list for easier navigation.6:21
Here we create a list for our contacts for easier navigation.

The finished file is also available as extra download.

Requirements

People can simply start with the Filemaker Pro demo version and see if it works well for them. There is no need to buy anything.
There is no prior knowledge required. You can simply follow this course and learn as you go.

Description

In this course you will learn how to make a complete Filemaker database system for your company.

In this case it will be a contact database. We will be storing contacts, creating notes and seeing their address on a map. We will be creating tasks to keep track of the things we need to do and see which tasks are already done.

This is a course for people who own a small business and can’t afford to buy expensive software packages to manage their administration. For people who don’t want to spend hours each week doing boring, monotonous paperwork that can be automated and be made fun and professional looking.

I included the Filemaker file in the course for download so you can easily look at my file if you get lost somewhere or if there is something you want to look at more closely in detail.

At the end of this course you will be able to start your own FIlemaker projects and build them exactly the way you want them so they work for your company and not the other way around.

Who this course is for:

This course is for people who are a bit computer savvy and want to automate the paperwork of their business.
This course is for people who are pretty organised and expect to find all their data stored in one central place.

Filemaker Beginner Tutorial - contacts database

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 6min

Building our Database8 lectures • 1hr 41min

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