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FOR MAC OS ©1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998 FileMaker, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FileMaker, Inc. 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, California 95054 http://www.filemaker.com FileMaker and ScriptMaker are trademarks of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG group. Portions of this software are ©1992-1996 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mention of third party companies and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor recommendation. All persons and companies listed in the examples are purely fictitious, and any resemblance to existing persons and companies is purely coincidental. III Contents Preface: Getting help Customer support and registration XIII Using Help and the user’s guide together XIII Using FileMaker Pro Help XIV Opening FileMaker Pro Help XIV Managing FileMaker Pro Help XIV Using the Help contents XV Using the Help window XVI Using the Help index XVI Using Find XVIII Getting additional help XVIII Using the FileMaker Pro documentation XIX Chapter 1: FileMaker Pro basics Understanding FileMaker Pro 1-1 What’s a database? 1-1 What’s a FileMaker Pro database file? 1-3 Fields and field definitions 1-4 Records 1-5 Access privileges and passwords 1-6 Using relationships in a database 1-6 Working with modes 1-7 Managing files 1-9 Creating and opening files 1-9 Closing files 1-11 Saving a copy of a file 1-11 Leaving FileMaker Pro 1-13 Checking your spelling 1-13 Checking your spelling in a file 1-13 Checking your spelling as you type 1-15 Working with spelling dictionaries 1-16 Selecting a spelling dictionary 1-16 Making changes to a user dictionary 1-17 Chapter 2: Creating a database file Planning a database file 2-1 IV FileMaker Pro User’s Guide Defining database fields 2-3 Assigning a field …