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Contents III Contents Preface: Getting help Customer support and registration XI Using Help and the user’s guide together XII Using FileMaker Pro Help XII Opening FileMaker Pro Help XIII Managing FileMaker Pro Help XIII Using the Help contents XIV Using the Help window XIV Using the Help index XV Getting additional help XVII Using the FileMaker Pro documentation XVII Chapter 1: FileMaker Pro basics Understanding FileMaker Pro 1-1 What’s a database? 1-1 What’s a FileMaker Pro database file? 1-4 Fields and field definitions 1-4 Records 1-5 Access privileges and passwords 1-6 Using relationships in a database 1-6 Working with modes 1-7 Managing files 1-9 Creating and opening files 1-9 Closing files 1-11 Saving a copy of a file 1-11 Leaving FileMaker Pro 1-12 Checking your spelling 1-12 Checking your spelling in a file 1-13 Checking your spelling as you type 1-14 Working with spelling dictionaries 1-15 Selecting a spelling dictionary 1-15 Making changes to a user dictionary 1-16 Chapter 2: Creating a database file Planning a database file 2-1 Defining database fields 2-3
