Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Help application and for online help at FileMaker's website. See
Appendix A
for more in-
formation from those sources, plus help from third parties.
The quickest way to get help, outside of sitting beside a willing guru, is to use the handy
search field at the top of the Help menu. To get help, just start typing the subject you need
help with. As you type each letter, the Help application changes its menu items to display
topics it thinks you may need. When you see the item you need, select it from the menu, and
Help appears, showing the page for the term or topic you chose.
Figure 1-21. Here's the Help menu on a Mac in its pristine state, and showing its initial menu
items. As you type a search term, FileMaker searches its Help application to create a list of choices
that may relate to your search terms.
TIP
If you bought FileMaker in a box, you'll find there's no printed manual. Instead there's a lengthy
PDF document that gets installed along with the application. To check out FileMaker's own docu-
mentation, choose Help→Product Documentation→User's Guide.
