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FileMaker Pro 12 |
FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced |
| Everything you need to manage and share your data |
| Get Started Quickly |
Use the Quick Start Screen, one of many Starter Solutions, or the Resource Center to help you easily create databases in minutes, even if you’ve never used a database before. |
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| Cross-Platform |
FileMaker Pro works on both Mac and Windows operating systems. Create a solution on your Mac and share it with Windows users or vice versa. |
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| Easy Data Import |
Bring your existing data into FileMaker Pro, including .CSV, Tab, XML, ODBC, Microsoft Excel, and Bento files. |
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| Reporting Tools |
Create quick reports in a spreadsheet-like format or build custom reports with the Layout/Report Assistant. Even use FileMaker Charts to better visualize your data. |
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| Data Sharing |
Share your database with up to nine other FileMaker Pro users simultaneously through a network. Plus save your FileMaker data as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or Adobe® Acrobat PDF and email it in a couple of clicks. |
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| Publish to the web |
Securely publish your databases to the web and share with five concurrent users with Instant Web Publishing. |
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| Connect to External SQL Data Sources |
Create live, 2-way connections with data in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL. |
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FileMaker Pro 12 |
FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced |
| New features in FileMaker Pro 12 and FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced |
| New! Eye-catching themes |
Apply one of 40 stunning new themes to instantly change the look of your database. |
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| New! More layout tools |
Use new gradients, image slicing, and alignment guides to get the design precision you need. |
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| New! Re-designed Starter Solutions |
Manage projects, content, resources, estimates and much more with all-new, professionally designed solutions. |
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| New! Enhanced container fields |
Drag and drop files into your database, render images faster, and securely store and manage data externally. |
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| New! Quick Charts |
Create and modify charts in a snap with the new integrated set-up window. |
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| New! iOS design and development tools |
Get design tools, themes, scripts and calculation functions to specifically help you quickly build apps for iPad and iPhone. |
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Description |
FileMaker Pro 12 |
FileMaker Pro 12 Advanced |
| Enhanced features for Central European users |
| Localized environment |
Manage people, projects, assets within your local environment with fully localized menus in Czech, Russian and Turkish, and user guide in these languages plus Greek, Polish and Hungarian. | • |
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| Localized Instant Web Publishing |
Easily publish and share your data on the web with a localized tool in Czech, Polish, Turkish, Greek, Russian and Hungarian. | • |
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| Sorting / Indexing options |
Easily sort your data with improved options for most Central European languages (Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian). | • |
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| Spelling option |
Spell check your data quickly and more accurately with Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish dictionaries and the support of “cocoAspell” tool (Mac OS X interface for Aspell) for most Central European languages. | • |
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| Greek Mix Sorting |
Sort your Greek data using either "Greek" or "Greek Mix" language (that recognizes Latin alphabet) sort option. | • |
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| Enhanced features for Middle Eastern users |
| Middle Eastern data entry and display |
Create and display your database with typographic controls for Arabic and Hebrew, including the support of diacritics and ligatures. | • |
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| Localized Instant Web Publishing |
Easily publish and share your data on the web with a localized tool in Arabic and Hebrew. | • |
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| Mirror Layout |
Switch in one click your database layout, from an English Layout geometry (Left To Right oriented) to an Arabic or Hebrew one (Right To Left). | • |
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| Sorting / Indexing options |
Easily sort your data with improved options for Middle Eastern languages. | • |
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| Enhanced features for Indian users |
| Asian data entry and display |
Create and display your database with typographic controls for Indian languages and scripts, including the possibility to use Indian digits. | • |
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| Sorting / Indexing options |
Easily sort your data with improved options for Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Panjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. | • |
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| Advanced Features |
Improved!
Custom Menus |
Add, change, or delete menu items or entire menu sets with a new, streamlined interface. Specify certain custom menus to display when using an iOS device. |
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Enhanced!
Script Debugger |
Pinpoint problem areas in all scripts – including those attached to buttons and Custom Menus. Turn off Script Triggers when debugging to fine tune the troubleshooting process. |
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| Custom Functions |
Build your own functions and now copy, paste, or import them into any FileMaker Pro file. |
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| Multiple Table Import |
Build or modify databases faster by importing multiple tables at once. |
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| Data Viewer |
Monitor fields, variables, and calculations while troubleshooting. |
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| Runtime Maker |
Create standalone runtime solutions that don’t require FileMaker Pro. |
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| Kiosk Maker |
Build applications where all menus are hidden. |
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| External Function Plug-in API |
Build more robust calculations and extend database capabilities. |
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| Database Design Report |
Run comprehensive reports on all elements of your database schema. |
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