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FileMaker Pro effortlessly manages all your information. With pre-designed Starter Solutions, the ability to import and organize virtually any type of information, point and click customization, comprehensive sharing features, and sophisticated security options, FileMaker Pro 7 lets you

• Be productive instantly
• Organize all your information in one place
• Create solutions to work the way you do
• Share information with other people and programs
• Protect your most valuable assets

Be productive instantly

Get up and running in minutes whether you want to manage a simple mailing list or a complex inventory tracking system. With FileMaker Pro 7, it's easy to create solutions that meet today's challenges and are ready for tomorrow's.

• Comes complete with 30 Starter Solutions that are ready to use right away.
• Use the Layout and Report Assistant to guide you through creating layouts, labels, and reports so your screens and reports look just the way you want.
• When you're ready to expand, tap into the network of FileMaker users and developers around the world for tips, tricks, and ideas on how FileMaker can automate even more of your business.

Organize all your information in one place

Finally you can have all your information in one place so you'll have instant access to the information and files you need.

• Track many type of information, including text, numbers, pictures, movies, sounds, Microsoft Office files, Adobe Acrobat pdf files, and more.
• Store as much information as you want, because database size is virtually unlimited.
• Find details instantly by simply switching to Find mode and entering your Search terms.
• Organize and view related information by easily linking data to show a more complete picture of the information. For example, instead of just viewing a single customer's contact details, you can see all related invoices and every contact in your database for that company.
• Create reports to summarize information that you can view on-screen or print in a variety of formats.
• Share your information safely with other FileMaker users over a network or use the instant web publishing feature for access of the web.

Create solutions to work the way you do

You can customize just about every area of FileMaker to work the way you do, so you're not forced into a pre-set way of managing your information. From point-and-click database customization to easily modified reports, you'll find yourself automating and organizing more of your business and life than ever before.

• Create a customized database in a few steps.
• Design custom screen layouts by dragging and dropping information wherever you want it—even add your company logo—all without programming.
• Output professional business reports that display your data the way you want.
• Link data together using a simple point and click approach to get a more complete view of your information.
• Customize different views of your data so you can see the information just the way you want, and others in your workgroup can view it the way they want.
• Develop electronic forms that look similar to your paper forms. They're filled out online so there's no re-keying and the information can be easily tracked, searched, shared, archived, and accessed.
• Automate common tasks such as sending email messages, printing letters, and running reports.
• Add field calculations, automate repetitive tasks and more by leveraging the hundreds of built-in programming functions.
• Communicate with corporate applications using XML, ODBC, and JDBC.
  

Share information with other people and programs

Share FileMaker solutions between Windows and Mac OS computers, on your network and over the web—even integrate FileMaker with popular Microsoft Office products. FileMaker Pro 7 has extensive support for the latest platforms, products, and protocols.

• FileMaker is ideal for mixed workgroup environments because both Mac and Windows can have access to the same database at the same time. FileMaker Pro 7 supports these operating systems:
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows XP and Windows 2000
• Integrate with Microsoft Office to make FileMaker the perfect complement to your existing productivity tools.
  • Convert Microsoft Excel files into FileMaker databases with a few clicks. (Excel import on Mac works with Microsoft Office X and Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.)
  • Perform mail-merges of your FileMaker data with Microsoft Word for Windows.
  • Store PowerPoint presentations in a database to easily locate the right content when you need it.
  • Create mass emailings directly through Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage, or the Mac OS X Mail application.
• Publish your FileMaker solutions to the web with a single click using Instant Web Publishing.
  • Provide access to occasional users of your database.
  • Let customers and partners view and edit specific information via the web.
  • No additional software other than a web browser is required on the remote computer—not even FileMaker.
  • Supports Safari Web Browser for Mac and Internet Explorer on PC or Mac.
• FileMaker Pro 7 imports and exports these file formats:
  • Adobe Acrobat pdf (Mac OS X only. The conversion will result in a QuickTime movie.)
  • BASIC
  • Comma or Tab-separated Text
  • DBASE III and IV
  • DIF
  • HTML (export only)
  • Lotus 1-2-3
  • Merge files
  • Microsoft Excel (import only)
  • SYLK
  • XML
• FileMaker Pro 7 supports these protocols so you can
  • Share information with other programs via JDBC, ODBC, XML.
  • Import data from Microsoft Access on Windows via ODBC.
  • Link to Microsoft Office on Windows via ODBC.
  • Issue SQL calls to enterprise CRM systems such as SalesLogix and Siebel.

Protect your most valuable assets

With the FileMaker Pro advanced security system, you can protect your data - from your desktop to the web.

• Secure your database using Account Names and Passwords.
• Assign custom privileges for each user, specifying what they can view and edit, down to the field level.
• Limit what users and groups see and do by restricting access to specific areas of FileMaker.
• You can easily specify users' privileges for viewing or editing layouts, value lists and scripts, menu items, and more.
• Security levels that are set up on the desktop also apply when the database is shared with other FileMaker users or over the web.

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