Using Portals for Navigation & Interaction

Using Portals for Navigation & Interaction

Portals can be used for essentially two different functions. Either data presentation or interaction. Of course, as you already know, you can also use a portal for both aspects of presentation and interaction as the same time. In this video, we continue the growth of...
Creating Styles & Naming them

Creating Styles & Naming them

Any FileMaker solution is a growing collection of stuff to be maintained. By the nature of development, some things will be replaced leaving some aspects to be abandoned and others to be lifted up by revitalizing them. Regardless of what goes and what stays,...
Design Planning

Design Planning

Designing within FileMaker can either be pretty easy or somewhat hard. There’s no exact way to design the look and feel of your solution, but the process of implementing the design can be easier when using FileMaker’s grid. In this video, I talk about the...
Data Structure & Default Elements

Data Structure & Default Elements

Being in need of a new database system myself, I decided to simply document the process of adding new features to a FileMaker system as it evolves. This is a great way to learn about the ins-n-outs of what goes on when developing a new system. There’s a number...
FileMaker Sharing Steps

FileMaker Sharing Steps

Having recently consulted with a newer developer unfamiliar with the way FileMaker hosting/sharing works, I found that discussing the process would be a good primer for anyone just starting with FileMaker. If you’ve only ever worked or developed your file on...
Restoring User Environments

Restoring User Environments

Over the years I’ve created a number of videos about restoring user state. Returning windows to their last viewed location, restoring tabs and slider panels to those last viewed, etc. I’ve also created videos about super quick startup and managing users...