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FileMaker Pro 8.5
"FileMaker Pro is the #1-selling
easy-to-use database software for Windows and Mac OS that helps
you manage people, projects, assets and more — the easy way!"
—James Gillen, Simpler Consulting
New! FileMaker Pro is
the #1-selling easy-to-use database that helps you easily manage
people, projects, assets, and more!
FileMaker Pro 8 gives you the tools you need to manage, customize,
and share your information on a network or over the web with Windows
and Mac users so you can:
Get results in minutes with drag and drop importing of Excel files
or choosing from 30 pre-designed starter solutions.
Customize databases to work the way you do — add your company
logo, background colors, custom field names, and more.
Provide web access to FileMaker information for anytime, anywhere
access over the web.
Share with up to 5 simultaneous users on Windows or Mac OS.
Share information outside your FileMaker workgroup in popular formats
by saving files as Adobe PDF and Excel.
The Top 10 Things You Can Do Faster
and Easier with FileMaker Pro 8.5:
- Manage customers, clients, and vendors
- Track inventory, products, and assets
- Organize pictures, video and other multimedia files
- Access project details and associated tasks
- Print invoices, letters and mailing labels
- Produce reports in PDF or Excel formats
- Create customized electronic forms that look just like your
paper forms
- E-mail the contents of virtually any field with a single click
- View live Web information associated with your data from within
FileMaker
- Share databases with Windows and Mac users simultaneously
over the network or across the Web.
Key Features and benefits
Objects and Scripts
It’s easy to set up and easy to learn
Just follow the on-screen, step-by-step instructions, and
you'll be up and running in a matter of minutes — not
hours or days. And with the new FileMaker Learning Center,
you'll have unlimited access to a wealth of resources, including
online demos and training videos, to help you master FileMaker
Pro with ease.
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It's easy to convert your existing data
Just drag your Excel files onto the FileMaker icon on your
desktop, and the information will import automatically. FileMaker
can also import many different file formats so there’s
no need to re-key your information.
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It's easy to share and scale
Your information is even more powerful when you can share
it. With the cross-platform, multi-user network support, you’ll
be able to share FileMaker information over a network with
up to five simultaneous Windows users, Intel-based Mac users
or PowerPC Mac users. And its Instant Web Publishing lets
you share FileMaker information over the Web — giving
your team access to the information they need anytime, anywhere
via a browser. Plus, FileMaker supports so many formats, including
PDF and Excel, that virtually anyone you choose can view and
analyze your information. And when you’re ready to share
with more than five simultaneous users, FileMaker Server products
are ready to provide the scalability you need — while
maximizing the performance and security of your shared databases.
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It's easy to get the job done
Searching, sorting, and reporting is easier than ever. When
you need to create daily project lists, weekly sales reports,
monthly newsletters or mailing labels, FileMaker produces
what you want, sorted the way you want. Plus, you can save
your output to Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel formats, and send
it via email in seconds.
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It’s easy to customize
The intuitive point-and-click interface helps you customize
your database to work the way you do — and you don’t
have to know a thing about computer programming! Add your
company logo, change background colors, move things around,
and add buttons to automate tasks. Plus you can track virtually
any type of information you want, including real-time web
content, pictures, video clips, music files, Microsoft Word
documents, and PDF files.
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System Requirements
- Windows
- 32-bit machine only
- Pentium III 500MHz or higher
- 256MB of RAM
- CD or DVD drive and hard disk drive
- SVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and
display
- Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP Professional
Edition (Service Pack 2)
- Macintosh
- 32-bit machine only
- Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3, G4, G5 processor
or Intel processor
- 256MB of RAM
- CD or DVD drive and hard disk drive
- PowerPC processor requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Panther) or
10.4.5 (Tiger)
- o Intel processor requires Mac OS X 10.4.5
Compatibility
FileMaker Pro 8.5 databases use the same file format (.fp7)
as FileMaker Pro ?8 and FileMaker Pro 7, therefore databases
can easily be shared between these three ?versions. ? Features
specific to the newer versions, are only supported in the
newer versions (e.g. The new FileMaker Web Viewer feature,
introduced with FileMaker Pro 8.5, is only supported by FileMaker
Pro 8.5. )
Additional requirements (all
platforms)
- Networking: TCP/IP (FileMaker Pro 8.5 can act as a host
for up to five concurrent users.* See FileMaker Server 8
for increased capacity.)
* Any computer accessing FileMaker Pro files over a
network will need to have a licensed installation of versions
7, 8 or 8.5 of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced.
- Instant Web Publishing: A host computer with continuous
access to the Internet or intranet via TCP/IP (FileMaker
Pro 8.5 Advanced can manage up to five concurrent Instant
Web Publishing sessions. See FileMaker Server 8 Advanced
for increased capacity.)
- Web browser requirements: To use a database shared with
Instant Web Publishing, Windows web users need Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 6.x or Firefox 1.x on Windows.
On the Mac OS, web users need Safari 1.2.x (Mac OS X 10.3),
Safari 2.0.x (Mac OS X 10.4) or Firefox 1.x only. On both
platforms, some earlier versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Safari are blocked. Other Mozilla family browsers are
not blocked but are unsupported and users will receive a
dialog encouraging them to upgrade to a supported browser.
JavaScript must be enabled in the web browser.
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Feature Sheet FileMaker Pro 8(PDF)
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FileMaker Pro 8.5 with Prervious versions (PDF)  |
update : Jan 29, 2007 |
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