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FileMaker Pro 8 Win/Mac [Old Version] Product Description:

• Design and develop customized databases quickly with easy-to-use tools
• Customize almost every area of FileMaker to fit your business and personal needs
• Provide web access to FileMaker information for anytime, anywhere access over the web
• Built-in reports make it simple to share information outside your workgroup
• Create and print reports in a variety of formats, including PDF files, Excel files, emails and more

Product Description

FileMaker Pro 8 offers the easy-to-use database tools that helps you easily manage people, projects, assets, and more! Get results in minutes with drag and drop importing of Excel files or choosing from 30 pre-designed starter solutions. Customize databases to work the way you do - add your company logo, background colors, custom field names, and more. Provide web access to FileMaker information for anytime, anywhere access over the web. Share with up to 5 simultaneous users on Windows or Mac OS. Best of all, it's easy to learn and easier to use!

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Like a bunch of databases applications, all in one product.
By Angus R McCormick
Think you don't need a database? What about for managing customer contacts, sending email campaigns, tracking inventory or handling expense reports? All that stuff is easier when the data is organized as collection of records - or, as a "database."With FileMaker, these are just some of the functions that are actually part of the product, and come as templates already designed for a specific task. I can just pull down a menu, select from dozens of possible applications, and then start to fill in the fields. I like to think of FileMaker as a bunch of databases applications, all in one product.Since I was already familiar with FileMaker, there was some new stuff in Version 8 that immediately got my attention. I could instantly export data to Excel, or create a .pdf directly from within FileMaker. I just hit a button to export data and chose Excel, which is great for reports and charts. It was just as easy to create a .pdf, which is ideal for making product literature or customer brochures. Earlier versions of FileMaker allowed me to drag-and-drop Excel spreadsheets right into the databases, as well as instantly publishing to the web. That stuff is still there, and it's still very cool.For the techies, the new FileMaker has a list of additional new features that make programming complex databases even easier - stuff like new tabs and drop down calendar controls, and easier scripting. Plus, FileMaker has an advanced version that adds even more debugging, and database analysis tools if you want to create your own custom databases.For many people I know, the biggest hurdle with FileMaker is the idea that "a database isn't for me." It can be. You don't even have to know it's a database. And for about $300, it's worth a try.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great update
By Alvaro Rodriguez
I've been a File Maker user for a long long time (Claris days). This lastest upgrade is fantastic. I programed the databases we use at work for our contacts, calls, quotes, packing lists, RMAs, POs, etc. We have a mix Mac/PC environment and FM fits right in. It's an invaluable tool.Why do I give it 4 stars? Because not a month since our upgrade from 6 to 8, they came out with 8.5. Which has more really nice features. Going from 8 to 8.5 is $99, multiply that per number of copies....Alvaro

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
File maker Pro 8
By William L. Hilyerd
Have large file on one computer and wished to back it up on second laptop, plus have this file on memory stick as well. I had misplaced my original version of Pro 8. This one purchased did the job and no problems.

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