FileMaker Beginner Basics

FileMaker Course for Total Beginner:

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Video Information:
This FileMaker tutorial will walk you through the essential basics and help you create your first working database.

Skill Level: Beginner
Recorded with: FileMaker Pro 17

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[patcrossart]

This fellow's talent for teaching allowed me to cover a LOT of ground in less than 40 minutes. He's both articulate and relevant, guiding me step-by-step in a logical progression. He's found a way to sync what he is saying with what he's doing such that it's like sitting next to him during a demonstration. Well done!

[richardday]

OUTSTANDING JOB! Perhaps the best introductory tutorial I've ever seen for any product. Organization and attention to detail are wonderful. Thank You!

[PedroMartinez-nlgr]

In 2020 you're still No. 1! Thank you for the video you are a natural born teacher, great voice, great explanation and great attitude.Thank you - and yes I subscribed!

[normannadler]

Excellent tutorial. I am 92 years old; about 30 years ago, started with program called 4D; then, about 20 years ago, switched to Filemaker; learned how by myself; inclined to purchase this new update.

[rudyz]

Today my friend offered me a job and it's mainly in charge of applying FileMaker in the factory. I'm going to the interview tomorrow, this video and your channel helped me a lot.

[_noizmusic]

Thank you very much, I was contracted for a job involving FileMaker and this has been very helpful.

[securesystem]

Since I was searching youtube for Filemaker courses. I have not seen such a detailed and precise explanation. My congratulations!!

I look forward to taking private lessons with you.

[MrButtonMonkey]

First Filemaker tutorial video I've watched. Very helpful and well laid out thanks!

[onebaddayaway]

Great tutorial. Have just started a new job and will need FileMaker, but have never used it before. This really helped. Many thanks.

[Mark]

I built a db in MS access for a friend but they use a Mac, so I had to migrate it to FileMaker Pro, which I'd never used before.
20 minutes after watching your great tutorial, I was confident enough that I knew I could do it.
You're a great teacher. Thank you so much.

[isabelahere]

Your technique to simplify a concept is just genius. Amazing, commendable, the best, keep it up

[philiprand]

As we would say here in Italy: you are "grandissimo"! You advised me to join layout and self-connected portals with "X" and it worked! Many thanks.

[melissabrown-collins]

This is my first time using Filemaker 17 and I enjoyed learning about it from you. Thank you for making it easy to learn. I will continue to learn from you and create my own files.

[philiprand]

I have been fiddling with Filemaker for a long time, but this elementary presentation was valuable despite all my experience. What I seem unable to do, however - and this goes beyond the scope of this discussion - is set up a layout or layouts for earnings on the one hand and expenditures on the other, together with the relevant summary files. The result is always a mess, with one related file in an portal cancelling the other and refusing to display on the same layout. I keep two separate files: one earnings and the other expenditures, and, of course that works well with a button so I can leap from expenses to earnings and vice versa. I can't send you my file sketches because I work in Italian, and the point really is that I'll be interested in knowing whether you have addressed yourself to this problem yet and, if so, can you refer me to your presentation. In any case, your videos are well done!

[monastevenson]

Hi Sunny, it’s 2022 and I’m finding your 4 part basic tutorials are the best I’ve used. Thank you

[tonianderson]

Just beginning to create a database for our business and this was very helpful, thanks!

[ginal.]

You have a very nice personality, and did a great job teaching the basics of FileMaker! Thank you so much!!

[spongesy]

I learn more from you in the shortest time than any other tutorial thanks and keep posting.

[gerardoalbertorivas]

You explain very well Filemarker, I hope you can continue uploading videos and thus help us to continue learning all about Filemarker.saludos from Venezuela.

[davidesoncin]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you very much!
In the version I have, the 'Port Setup' dialog box at minute 36:20 there is no 'New Add-on Table' item... so I had to first create a 'Notes' table and then do this step. It took me quite a while to figure out the problem :)