January 18, 2019 Appworks FM Training Appworks News Blog FileMaker 17 FileMaker Academy FileMaker Modules FileMaker Techniques FileMaker Training app developmentAppWorksAppWorks PDXcontainerContext MenuContextual Menucustom appsCustom MenuCustom Menuscustom softwareDefault FieldsDevCondevelopment platformFilemakerFileMaker 17FileMaker GoFileMaker ProMenu Contextual Menus in FileMaker Ever wondered how the ‘contextual menu’ in FileMaker is created? Perhaps you’ve noticed that unlike Custom Menus, native functionality to customize them does not exist. Well, kind of. When you create a Custom Menu, the menu items that you enable or omit will have a direct effect on the items displayed in the contextual menu. […] Read more By Michelle Davison
January 15, 2019 Appworks News Blog FileMaker 17 FileMaker Academy FileMaker Security FileMaker Techniques FileMaker GoFileMaker ProFM UpdatesUpdate FM Pro 17.0.4 Advanced & FM Go 17.0.5 Updates Two updates were released today by FileMaker: FileMaker Pro 17.0.4 Advanced and FileMaker Go 17.0.5 – both updates were released in order to address issues where ODBC connections were not closed properly. Contact us if you need help updating to these newer versions, or if you are having any issue with closing ODBC connections and […] Read more By Eleanor Fulton
September 10, 2018 Blog FileMaker Techniques User Interface Design FileMaker DesignFileMaker GoFileMaker ProFileMaker TechniquesUI techniquesZoom One Layout for both iPad and Desktop How to make a single layout in FileMaker that works (and looks good) on both desktop and iPad screens. Creating and maintaining two separate sets of application screens in FileMaker — one for mobile and one for desktop — has always been a pain in the butt. While there are definitely arguments to be made […] Read more By David Weiner
August 2, 2017 Blog FileMaker Techniques User Interface Design Card WindowsFileMaker GoFileMaker Pro 16Navigation FileMaker 16: Card Window They’re Heeere …. One of the new features in FileMaker Pro 16 (and one we’re super excited about!) is the Card Window, which is essentially a new window that lives within your current one. So why are we so excited? Cards have all the benefits of popovers plus all the benefits of a new window. […] Read more By Michelle Davison
October 31, 2016 Blog FileMaker Meetup Amazon Web ServicesAWSFileMaker 15FileMaker CloudFileMaker DevelopersFileMaker GoFileMaker PDXFileMaker PortlandFileMaker ProFileMaker WebDirectMeetup PDXFM November: FileMaker Cloud FileMaker Cloud is here! AppWorks’ Matt Navarre will giving a live demo at the FileMaker Portland Meetup meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Easily share information with your team in the cloud. New FileMaker Cloud provides secure, reliable access to your custom apps using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, and FileMaker WebDirect — all without the administrative […] Read more By Shawn