Beginners FileMaker 11 Training DVD – Tutorial Videos

March 13, 2010 at 6:11 pm 1 comment

FileMaker 11 Tutorial Video

These Beginners FileMaker Tutorial videos are the ideal way for users to quickly advance their working knowledge of this powerful Database application. Taught by a leading FileMaker expert, practical working files also accompany this self-paced training series.

FileMaker 11 Tutorial Video

This Beginners FileMaker 11 Tutorial Video is designed to help new users gain a comfortable working familiarity with the software. As it is the first tutorial video in a multi-course series, it is not meant to cover every aspect of FileMaker, but it does address an impressive range of tasks and techniques, all aimed at the novice user.
With onscreen narration provided by longtime FileMaker script developer and power user John Mark Osbourne, the training videos offer useful tips based upon real world experience. At the center of this tutorial video is the development of a functioning Contacts solution, pulling together multiple skills that will serve users in any aspect of FileMaker usage. Written so that even someone who has never used FileMaker can follow along, complex techniques are split into simple steps, and everything is explained one point at a time. However, even experienced users can benefit from the training as it sets up the early stages of the invoicing project at the center of the later tutorial instalments.
Topics covered include Creating a Database, Finding and Sorting, Modifying Layouts, Scripting, Reports, and more. The tutorial comes on CD / DVD or as streaming video for subscribers of the unlimited online service, all options allow you to learn FileMaker at your own speed.

FileMaker 11: Charting a New Course

Because it allowed easy, automated access to a variety of data types, FileMaker has always been seen as a natural companion to user-created charts and graphs. While in the past this was achievable primarily through third party extensions and scripts or simply exporting the information into Microsoft Excel and other software solutions, FileMaker 11 now has the built-in capability to create instant visual representations of user data sets.
Accessible through a native, wizard-based interface that walks you through a number of options, the charts offer a variety of style choices and color considerations that will help you customize the appearance of your presentations for almost any effect you desire. With support for Bar, Line, Area, and Pie charts, the program brings a significant amount of value added without a major increase in difficulty for the end user. Once your business data has been incorporated into Filemaker and compatible filetypes, you can track sales performance numbers, progress reports, market analyses and more through the dynamic chart functionality and easily share your information with others.
The instant Web Publishing option built into FileMaker Pro 11 is the perfect complement to the chart and graph functionality. By giving you a simple and effective way to put up-to-date information into the hands of those who need it, the new features in FileMaker transform the application from a multi-purpose organization application into a true business intelligence tool.
When these improvements are considered in combination with new options for creating spreadsheet-like summaries and reports, the impressive range of what is possible for the power user extends even further. While the new features are relatively easy to use, FileMaker is still a large, versatile platform and having the right introduction will certainly help.
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