- UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED UPGRADE
- UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED PRO
- UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED SERIES
- UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED WINDOWS
UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED PRO
FileMaker Pro Advanced installs required Microsoft software components if they’re not already installed.See FileMaker Pro Advanced technical specifications.
UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED WINDOWS
Check that your computer meets the system requirements and has the required Windows updates installed.Exit other open programs and save your work.I saved my changes by clicking Done and my arrows returned. I removed New Layout button since I alternatively do that through the main menu in order to avoid accidents. I wanted those back so I right clicked on the menu bar in order to display options to customize the Layout menu:Īll I had to do was drag the left and right arrows into the toolbar. The back and forward buttons that let you move from one layout to another were gone. I noticed that the menu bar looked a little sparse. It expands when you move to back Layout Mode. Very cool! So when you transition from Layout Mode to Browse Mode, FileMaker 17 takes the Inspector pane into account and removes that space in Browse Mode. When I switched to Browse Mode the window automatically resized. I navigated to the layout I needed and then hid the Field/Objects pane since I just needed the inspector pane at the time. Check out our article, FileMaker 17: New Layout Mode. Nice, I like the redesign: Fields/Objects list on the left, Layout in the middle and the Inspector on the right. I clicked the right side to show the Inspector pane. I clicked to show the left pane and the Fields/Objects pane appeared. Then I noticed a new button for showing/hiding panes in the top right corner. The Inspector palette was floating just as it did before. I meandered into layout mode to check out its makeover, but it looked the same. But, I can also customize and specify my own default fields beforehand. The program automatically creates fields for the primary key, creation and modification dates and the user who created or modified the record.
UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED SERIES
Wow! FileMaker 17 automatically creates a series of default fields when you create a new table. I navigated to Tables, typed in my new table name at the bottom and clicked create. This area looks exactly the same as well. Next, I wanted to create a new table so I pressed Shift-Command-D to open the Manage Database dialog and was pleased to find that it still works in FileMaker 17. Since FileMaker Pro Advanced is the new desktop, all users now have access to advanced features, but they are disabled by default so you have to manually enable the advanced tools feature and then restart the FileMaker program. This particular client has custom menus but I wanted to switch to the FileMaker default menus, which is an advanced feature. I proceeded to open my client's files and everything pretty much looked the same as it did in FileMaker 16. I had to manually reconfigure my hosts in FileMaker 17. I figured I would find the Open Remote function under Hosts so I clicked it and I hit a bit of a dead end. Actually, there are quite a few changes: My Apps and Hosts have been added to the menu and other items have been renamed, rearranged or removed altogether. I clicked on the File menu and noticed the Open Remote and Open Favorite options were gone. Okay, stay in my lane.I needed to work on one of my customer files which are hosted on their server. This new window provides easy access to My Apps and Recent files as well as a button to Create a file. I opened the file for the first time and immediately noticed the new My Apps window. I downloaded the installer file and installed it, so far so good.
UPGRADE FILEMAKER PRO ADVANCED UPGRADE
So here's how I navigated the upgrade process. I know, I’m a developer and I should have done it as soon as it released, right?! I have no good excuses, but better late than never. I've finally jumped on the bandwagon I've upgraded to the FileMaker 17 Platform.