*Updated to cover the latest program version, this comprehensive guide helps users make the most of FileMaker Pro, the sophisticated workgroup database application with nine million registered users
* Offers complete step-by-step guidance on FileMaker Pro features and tasks, covering both the Mac and Windows versions
* Features expanded coverage of ODBC, JDBC, and XML connectivity and includes a new chapter on the developer tools used to create more complex databases
* Other topics covered include calculations and computations, data exchange, creating and using templates, linking databases, using FileMaker in workgroups, Web publishing, plug-ins, and advanced database connectivity

Part I: The Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: What Is a Database?
Chapter 2: FileMaker Pro Basic Operations.
Chapter 3: What’s New in FileMaker Pro 7?

Part II: Database Design Basics.
Chapter 4: Creating Your First Database.
Chapter 5: Defining Fields.
Chapter 6: Layouts.
Chapter 7: Setting Preferences.

Part III: Working with Databases.
Chapter 8: Working with Records.
Chapter 9: Searching for and Selecting Records.
Chapter 10: Sorting Records.
Chapter 11: Reports.
Chapter 12: Using the Spelling Checker.
Chapter 13: Printing.

Part IV: Putting FileMaker Pro to Work.
Chapter 14: Calculations and Computations.
Chapter 15: Automating FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 16: Exchanging Data.
Chapter 17: Creating and Using Templates.

Part V: Mastering FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 18: Linking Tables: Relationships and Lookups.
Chapter 19: Using FileMaker Pro in Workgroups.
Chapter 20: Web Publishing with FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 21: Advanced Database Connectivity with XML and ODBC/JDBC.
Chapter 22: Expanding FileMaker’s Capabilities Using Plug-Ins.

Part VI: Developing Databases for Others to Use.
Chapter 23: Designing Databases for Others.
Chapter 24: Debugging Scripts.
Chapter 25: Generating Database Reports.
Chapter 26: Creating Custom Database Solutions.

Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts.
Appendix B: Windows Keyboard Shortcuts.
Appendix C: FileMaker Pro Function Reference.
Appendix D: Glossary.
Appendix E: Resources.
Appendix F: About the CD.
Index.