Tips and Techniques for Interface Design in FileMaker Pro

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Tips and Techniques for Interface Design in FileMaker Pro

Claris Authorised
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An enjoyable and productive day. A flexible content and pace of work which suited our needs.
Guardian News & Media
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

We had a fantastic session with Tony focused on designing for print. Tony tailored the day to our needs and left us feeling confident with a lot of new knowledge.
Rebecca F
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

I cannot recall meeting a trainer with the combination of teaching skill and subject knowledge that you showed this week. The time I spent learning FileMaker properly was so worth the money and time!
Trinitas Consulting
February 2024
I just wanted to let you know that I've managed to replicate the steps you showed me in FileMaker on my organisation's database. My invoicing layouts now work perfectly. Thank you very much!
Julian Support
March 2024
Thank you for organising my FileMaker training day. I learned so much with my trainer, Nick, and have come away with such a great database. Thank you Transmedia for being so helpful!
Lucie M
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

The set up was very professional and my trainer was very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
Bladeroom
April 2024
I just wanted to say a big thank you for yesterday. I really enjoyed the training and we got a lot done. The database looks really amazing, specially with the starter page and the logo.
Paresh Dudhaiya
February 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

My Transmedia consultant was incredibly patient and thorough and after just a few days of his tutelage, it's clear we have been shown enough to give us all many hours of our lives back with a more efficient system!
The White Wall Company
February 2024
Creating and deploying iOS apps using FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go

Outstanding bespoke training delivered by Nick at Transmedia. Nick's level of knowledge on FileMaker Pro teamed with his incredible teaching skills have set my colleague and I up for success.
Techedology
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

The course was excellent - exactly to my company's needs. All questions were answered and concepts explained very clearly.
Hannah Griffiths
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

We attended the FileMaker course with Nick. He was very through and patient with our questions or when we couldn't make something work properly. Really looking forward to redesigning our database.
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

I was very impressed. Nick was very reassuring and patient. Really delighted with the content we managed to get through and am now feeling more confident with my new learned skills and abilities.
Beaulieu Motor Museum
February 2024
Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

February 2024
An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

March 2024

Course Facts

2 day course
Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
Live Online or Classroom-based
Certificate of completion
Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
Unlimited support after your course
Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

Getting the essentials right
Analysis of attractive screen design - good examples and why they work
The Data Separation Model
Tips for easy maintenance
Selecting data from what is available

FULL OUTLINE

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An enjoyable and productive day. A flexible content and pace of work which suited our needs.
Guardian News & Media
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

We had a fantastic session with Tony focused on designing for print. Tony tailored the day to our needs and left us feeling confident with a lot of new knowledge.
Rebecca F
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

I cannot recall meeting a trainer with the combination of teaching skill and subject knowledge that you showed this week. The time I spent learning FileMaker properly was so worth the money and time!
Trinitas Consulting
February 2024
I just wanted to let you know that I've managed to replicate the steps you showed me in FileMaker on my organisation's database. My invoicing layouts now work perfectly. Thank you very much!
Julian Support
March 2024
Thank you for organising my FileMaker training day. I learned so much with my trainer, Nick, and have come away with such a great database. Thank you Transmedia for being so helpful!
Lucie M
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

The set up was very professional and my trainer was very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
Bladeroom
April 2024
I just wanted to say a big thank you for yesterday. I really enjoyed the training and we got a lot done. The database looks really amazing, specially with the starter page and the logo.
Paresh Dudhaiya
February 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

My Transmedia consultant was incredibly patient and thorough and after just a few days of his tutelage, it's clear we have been shown enough to give us all many hours of our lives back with a more efficient system!
The White Wall Company
February 2024
Creating and deploying iOS apps using FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go

Outstanding bespoke training delivered by Nick at Transmedia. Nick's level of knowledge on FileMaker Pro teamed with his incredible teaching skills have set my colleague and I up for success.
Techedology
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Advanced

The course was excellent - exactly to my company's needs. All questions were answered and concepts explained very clearly.
Hannah Griffiths
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

We attended the FileMaker course with Nick. He was very through and patient with our questions or when we couldn't make something work properly. Really looking forward to redesigning our database.
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
March 2024
FileMaker Pro Introduction

I was very impressed. Nick was very reassuring and patient. Really delighted with the content we managed to get through and am now feeling more confident with my new learned skills and abilities.
Beaulieu Motor Museum
February 2024
Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

February 2024
An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

March 2024

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Overview

Well-designed database apps match the systems and business procedures of the activities they're built to administer. They're secure, easily maintained and simple to use. There may not be one single best way to build a database, but this one day course will give experienced FileMaker Pro developers advice about good practice before starting work on their next project as well as many tried and tested FileMaker development methods. Techniques learned will significantly increase the chances of building database apps that remain problem-free as your system evolves.

Topics covered include Getting the essentials right, Analysis of attractive screen design - good examples and why they work, The data separation model, Tips for easy maintenance, Selecting data from what's available, Printing, Creating a progress bar for time-consuming operations and Controlling which features users are allowed to operate.

Course Outline

Getting the essentials right

Managing the different needs of different users
Input, organise, output
Keeping data safe - who can do what, and when they can do it

Analysis of attractive screen design - good examples and why they work

The FileMaker Themes pack
The common features of an interface that is appealing, easy to use and easy to maintain
Sources of free graphics
Cross-platform considerations

The Data Separation Model

Understanding the concept
Benefits of data separation
Practical demonstration

Tips for easy maintenance

Modularise your scripts - build a list of sub-scripts that can be called again and again within your solution
Use global fields so that you have a single location to update images, text values and preferences
Build a database template to reuse in future solutions

Selecting data from what is available

Picking your data from what is appropriate - how to use Conditional Value Lists
Drilling down - using portals on tab controls to make choices at each level within your data structures

Printing

How to avoid re-writing scripts when new print layouts are added
Building a generic Preview/Print/Save to PDF screen
Using the Get Field function to create a one size fits all summarised report layout