by William | Feb 21, 2017 | FM Tips
FileMaker Pro is such an easy to use application, that many times a person can develop their own application. But how do you know when it’s time to hire a partner? For simple projects on your own business, DIY-ing FileMaker Pro can be a great solution. Once a...
by William | Jan 8, 2017 | FM Tips
Have you been experiencing a few issues with your FileMaker software lately? You’re not alone. We’ve been seeing a lot of clients getting bit by this nasty 32 bit vs. 64 bit bug. What the difference? The number of bit refers to your computer processor....
by William | Dec 18, 2016 | FM Tips
FileMaker has a variety of features to help you automate your business, including the File Options feature. “File Options” can be found in the File menu of File Maker Pro and Advanced. It has several useful tools for you, and also a couple of “gotchas!” if you are not...
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...
