MightyNews - April 2011

Dear FileMaker user,

Spring is here and so is our April newsletter! Check out new articles from three of our Certified FileMaker Developers, the latest training and user group events in Austin and Dallas, and special offers from FileMaker Inc. Enjoy!

Standards Matter

by Kirk Bowman

Imagine going to a new city, renting a car, and driving to a new location without a GPS or access to Google Maps. You would be lost without a landmark or even a general understanding of the neighborhood. This experience is similar for the FileMaker developer who takes over a solution from another developer. In the typical situation, you have to follow the trail of breadcrumbs from the original developer. Read more

Understanding the User

by Martha Zink

As FileMaker developers, our job lies not only in creating calculations, scripts, and layouts, but also in successfully understanding the needs of the user. Easier said than done, right?

So what’s the key to understanding the user? Feedback. It’s easy to get caught up in the coding and the interface and forget to ask the user for feedback on our progress. So here are a few suggestions... Read more

Reporting Dashboards

by Anders Monsen

With the advent of native charting in FileMaker Pro 11 developers can take advantage of powerful tools to design reporting dashboards to visually display critical information.

Images can convey information at a glance. Images can also overwhelm. A dashboard design should recognize that in order to communicate information effectively, the key is to illuminate, not overwhelm. Bright graphics and visual effects may have the opposite impact, hiding the data among fancy design and slowing down the user’s ability to interpret information. Read more

Offers from FileMaker

FileMaker Inc. has released three new Starter Solutions for FileMaker Go: contacts, documents and assets. You can find them on the FileMaker web site.

In addition, you can currently get FileMaker Pro 11 for 1/2 off with purchase of FileMaker Go for iPhone or iPad. Offer expires June 23, 2011. Order now!

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