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In this Issue:

▪ New! Bento by FileMaker    Preview

▪ FileMaker Pro 9v2 Update

▪ New! FileMaker Training Series

▪ New! SQL Resource Kit

▪ Tips and Tricks

▪ Guest Trainer Spotlight

▪ Made for FileMaker

Bento by FileMaker - New Product Preview

What’s New?

Meet Bento™.

Now there’s an easy and stylish way to get organized! Meet
Bento, the new personal database from FileMaker that’s as easy to use as your Mac. Designed exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento brings your important information
together in one place to help you get organized. So you can manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks, and more - faster and easier than ever before.

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FileMaker Pro 9.0v2 Update

FileMaker has released FileMaker Pro 9.0v2 and FileMaker Pro 9.0v2 Advanced, available now via a downloadable update. The 9.0v2 update provides compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard as described below, and other features, and is recommended for all users.

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New! FileMaker Training Series

Master the essentials of FileMaker 9

The FileMaker Training Series is a self-paced training program which includes 12 modules that cover a comprehensive set of development topics. The FileMaker Training Series is $99 and comes with a 500+ page, full color manual and CD with demo files, exercises and videos. The series is targeted at intermediate to advanced FileMaker developers, but anyone that creates databases can increase their knowledge from these time-tested materials.

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New! SQL Resource Kit

SQL reporting and solutions made easy!

Create FileMaker Pro solutions incorporating SQL data from Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL with FileMaker 9 - the easy way! This FREE kit includes a step-by-step video tutorial and a 30-day trial of FileMaker Pro 9.

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Tips and Tricks

Improved Tab Controls

Stuart Gripman, Crooked Arm Consulting
Tab controls, introduced in FileMaker Pro 8, are a fantastic way to fit a lot of information and features on a layout with a minimum of clutter. If you haven't tried tab controls yet, it's easy to get started. In Layout mode, click on the tab control tool (it looks like a file folder) and drag out a rectangle the size of the tab area you want. The Tab Control Setup dialog will appear. It's where you configure your tabs.

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Guest Trainer Spotlight

Shortcuts for Dates and Time Ranges

By Jason Mundok, IT Solutions, Inc.
One of the most overlooked but powerful features added recently to FileMaker’s user toolkit is the set of shortcut options for finding time and date ranges. You can now find ranges of dates and times by entering Find Mode, typing as little as one character in a date or time field, and then performing the Find. FileMaker makes searching for time and date ranges easy and fast. By learning a few simple rules, you and your users will immediately begin saving time and mouse clicks.

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Made for FileMaker

Schedula Professional v3.1 from Life $uccess Institute.
Schedula Professional (also known as SkedPro) is a versatile office system for FileMaker Pro 9. Built around a powerful enterprise scheduler and designed with the help of industry experts to help you better manage your business or organizaton, it can save you both time and money while at the same time securing vital information.
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Data4Life from Richard Carlton Consulting.
Data4Life focuses on personal information management and is designed to help users organize their lives. Accompanying the release of the template is the Data4Life website and support forum, offering users direct online access to the designers of the software. The forum allows users to discuss Data4life, reports bugs, or request new features.
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fmSpark from Proof Group
Rich emails, dynamic letters, effortless labels. Now you can manage and produce them all in one place. Designed to be easily integrated into existing FileMaker systems, fmSpark is an ideal solution for FileMaker developers and in-house professionals who want to add powerful mailmerge and correspondence management features to their solutions but lack the time to implement them. fmSpark is a completely open FileMaker module offered under four simple licensing options: Team, Workgroup, Enterprise, and OEM.
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FileMaker Web
Seminars

Watch the "FileMaker and PHP: What you need to know" Web Seminar and sign up for the" Tapping FileMaker Pro 9 for Personalized Communications" Web Seminar.

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FileMaker
Podcasts

Listen to Vice President of Product Marketing, Ryan Rosenberg, discuss FileMaker, Inc.'s exciting new product Bento.

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Promos

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