Contents
Chapter 1
Getting started
7
About FileMaker
Pro Advanced
7
Design and develop customized, advanced databases
7
Debug and troubleshoot database solutions
7
Maintain and modify databases
7
N
ew
f
eatures
i
n FileMaker
Pro
8 Advanced
8
Schema sharing features
8
Customizing features
8
Debugging and troubleshooting features
8
Using the FileMaker
Pro Advanced d
ocumentation
8
Where to find PDF documentation
9
Registration and customer support
9
About the license key
10
Abiding by the license agreement
for runtime solutions
10
About the TechInfo
Knowledge Base
10
Chapter 2
Customizing database solutions
11
Adding tooltips to layout objects
11
Copying scripts, script steps, or fields
12
Copying or importing tables into a file
13
Copying table schema
13
Importing table schema
14
Using custom functions
14
Creating custom functions
14
Editing custom functions
15
Deleting custom functions
16
Duplicating custom functions
16
A
bout Kiosk mode
16
Navigating in Kiosk mode
16
Closing Kiosk solutions
17
Creating Kiosk solutions
17
Using scripts
and buttons t
o control your solution
18
Chapter 3
C
ustomizing men
us
21
About customizing menus
21
How custom menus affect other features
22
Custom menu terminology
22
Customizing menus
23
Creating and editing custom menus
23
Creating and editing menu items
24
Customizing
menu sets
27
Creating and ed
iting menu set
s
27
I
nstalling
m
enu sets
29
S
pecifying a
default m
enu set
29
Specifying menu sets for individual layouts
29
Creati
ng scripts to
change m
enu set
s
30
Testing menu sets
30
Using customized About, Help, or Script menus from
previous
versions
30
Chapter 4
Creating custom layout themes 31
Modifying FileMaker Pro Advanced themes 31
Requirements for theme files 33
Minimum XML elements for themes 33
Removing elements from theme files 34
XML elements for layout parts 34
XML elements for text 35
