by William | Nov 5, 2016 | FM Tips
When it comes to presenting data, every business needs an easy way to create graphs and charts. FileMaker has some great tools built in which will allow you to build various visual display charts. FileMaker chart options include pie chart, line graph, bar chart, and...
by William | Oct 15, 2016 | FM Tips
FileMaker has a powerful, but little used, menu item called “Copy All Records”. You can find it in the Edit menu. Select ‘edit’ and you will see the ‘copy’ command. To make this hidden feature appear, hold down the ‘option’ key on Mac (might be ‘alt’ on Windows), and...
by William | Sep 13, 2016 | FM Tips
Have an Excel file which you would love to integrate with FileMaker? It can be done much easier than you might think: just drag the Excel file onto your FileMaker Pro icon. FM will instantly create a new FM database file for you, and use your column headers as the...
by William | Dec 31, 2015 | FM Products, FM Tips
If you are getting a FileMaker application ready for sale, here is a rule of thumb to help you plan. Software developers have noted that if one tracks the number of hours it takes to get your product about 90% ready for sale, you can estimate how long it will take to...
by William | Dec 31, 2015 | FM Tips
There are a couple of ways to integrate calendars with FileMaker. One simple option is to use FM to generate the helper file which will load the event onto the Mac iCal application. Another option for more complicated calendar needs is to use one of the plugins...
by William | Sep 30, 2015 | FM Tips
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”666″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]One of the most powerful commands right out of the box in FileMaker is found in the Records...
