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Savvy FM Intro
Our entry-level course on FileMaker Pro
Best for...
- Absolute Novice
- Beginning Developer
- Power Users with no development experience
Course Length & Price
1 day (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.); $295
Schedule of Upcoming Classes
To register for a specific class using a credit card, please select your class and complete the online registration form—or call us at 800.946.5433 to speak in person.
* September 7, 2010 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA 
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* October 5, 2010 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
* November 9, 2010 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
* December 7, 2010 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
* January 11, 2011 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
* February 15, 2011 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
* March 8, 2011 (Tue) in Redwood City, CA Register Online
Classroom Location
SavvyData Bayside Classroom |
Course Description
Savvy FM Intro is a well-structured first introduction to using and customizing FileMaker Pro. We provide training workstations (or bring your own laptop with FileMaker Pro 11 installed) for a personal, fun, hands-on approach.
Using FileMaker: The Basics (and Beyond)
- Flavors of FileMaker (Pro, Advanced, Server, etc.)
- Database Concepts
- FileMaker Concepts
- Interface Tour
- Getting Data In: Data Entry and Import
- Finding and Organizing Data
- Advanced Find Techniques
- Getting Data Out: Print, Export, and Save Records As
Building a FileMaker Database
- Creating a File
- Defining Fields
- Specifying Calculations
- Creating & Editing Layouts
- Adding Buttons
- Charting
- Scripting
- Security Overview
Instructors
Our instructors are FileMaker Certified Developers and practicing consultants who bring valuable real-world experience and best practices to the classes they teach.
Lee Lukehart is a FileMaker authorized trainer and has earned every developer certification that FileMaker has offered (11/10/9/8/7). An enthusiastic FileMaker advocate, Lee has presented sessions at Macworld Expo, Bootcamp for FileMaker, and the last four FileMaker Developer Conferences (DevCon). He has written articles for FileMaker Advisor, and served for a year as the "Advisor Answers" columnist in Advisor Basics for FileMaker magazine.
Lee has been using FileMaker to solve client problems for more than two decades, and he began creating and providing FileMaker instruction formally in 2004. His students appreciate his attentive manner and patience in the classroom, and they say his responsive training style makes learning new skills fast and fun.
