Chapter 14. Advanced Interface Techniques

In this chapter

User Interfaces in FileMaker Pro

Working with Custom Menus

Conditional Formatting

Working with Table View

FileMaker Extra: User Interface Heuristics

User Interfaces in FileMaker Pro

FileMaker Pro provides you with a variety of tools with which to build the interface. This chapter discusses some of the advanced tools you can use. But the user interface is not just a matter of graphics. It includes everything that lets a user manipulate the database as well as database features (such as calculations) that work with the interface to not only let the user manipulate the database but to also understand what the options might be.

The graphical user interface, calculations, scripting, and other ...

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