FileMaker Press Release
New FileMaker eBook is the fastest way to learn databases – for free
New 178-page eBook available for customers who purchase and register FileMaker Pro 8.5 or other qualifying products between now and June 21, 2007
SANTA CLARA, CA -- January 24, 2007
-- FileMaker,
Inc. announced immediate availability of a new downloadable digital
book, "Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5:
Visual QuickProject Guide" (download at
www.filemaker.com/85ebook
).
Written by prolific computer author Steve Schwartz, the new
eBook is an updated version of his popular 2005 book, published by
Peachpit Press, "Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8:
Visual QuickProject Guide." “FileMaker is incredibly easy to use and so is this
QuickProject guide,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president
of Marketing and Services, FileMaker. It makes learning a database
a fun, hands-on-keyboard experience. I’m
delighted we were able to work with Steve Schwartz and PeachPit
Press to deliver this book that will enhance the experience of a
huge number of new FileMaker Pro 8.5 users.” The special eBook offer is for customers who purchase and
register any of the following qualifying products between now and
June 21, 2007: FileMaker Pro 8.5, FileMaker Pro 8.5
Advanced, FileMaker Server 8, FileMaker Server 8 Advanced and
FileMaker Mobile 8. “Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro 8.5”
takes both Mac and Windows users through the process of creating
and using FileMaker databases using easy to understand full color
graphics and directions. It also demonstrates how easy it
is to take use the new features of FileMaker Pro 8.5, such as the
FileMaker Web Viewer, which integrates live Web data into a
FileMaker database. Book topics include:
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Introduction to databases
About FileMaker, Inc.
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Defining fields of data
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Creating the layout of a database
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Creating related tables
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Summary data reports
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Creating buttons, scripts and value lists
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Using a database
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Special FileMaker Pro 8.5 features
FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups
around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business,
education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage
people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition
to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the
award-winning FileMaker product line also includes low-cost
Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use
Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the
desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple
Inc.
Customer contact:
800-325-2747
http://www.filemaker.com
Media contact:
Kevin Mallon
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com
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