Personal computing Overview

You have probably used a computer to gather, process, and share information. For example, you may have searched for product information on the Internet, totaled expenses using a spreadsheet application, or typed and printed a memo using a word processing application. You may now need to store a large amount of information in an organized manner so that you can quickly and easily sort the information in various ways, and locate specific pieces of information efficiently. In this case, you'll use FileMaker Pro to create and use databases to store and organize information so that it is available for efficient retrieval.

Course Objective:

You will use FileMaker Pro to create and use databases to store and organize information.

Target Student:

Office personnel who work with personal computers, and who need to store and organize information for their individual use, but who have little or no experience using FileMaker Pro. They may have experience using office productivity applications, such as a word processor or spreadsheet program, but probably do not have experience using other database applications.

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting text, etc.

Delivery Method:

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Course duration

1 Day.

Hardware Requirements

• Mac OS X: An Apple G3 computer or higher (excluding G3 upgrade cards).
• Mac OS X: At least 128 MB Ram.
• Mac OS: A Power Macintosh computer or higher.
• Mac OS: At least 32 MB or RAM.
• A CD-ROM drive.

• FileMaker Pro 6.0.

• Mac OS version 8.6 through 9.2.2, or Mac OS X. However, at the time of this printing, Toolbars are not supported under Mac OS X. This won't impair your ability to successfully complete this course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Access data in an existing database.
• Locate records and groups of records that meet specific criteria.
• Create a new database that includes multiple records and multiple layouts.
• Create database layouts by positioning and formatting fields.
• Add graphic and text elements to layouts.
• Create several layouts that can be output to display data for various needs.
• Create a columnar report layout that includes sub-summary data for specified groups of records.