Are you a person that will learn well from reading a book and working through it on your own? If so, FTS (without a classroom setting) may be a great option for you.Īfter acquiring basic FileMaker knowledge, we’ve found many people get more value out of individual coaching/learning sessions with us where we take a given task or something you’re trying to do in FileMaker and build a solution together while you learn.

Do you want to develop your own databases or enhance an existing database at a developer level? If so, the FTS will give you the background you need to know about FileMaker.

Do you want to learn how to better use an existing FileMaker solution that you already have? If so, the FTS won’t help much.

So, depending on what you want to do with FileMaker, the FTS could help you. Claris says “The FileMaker Training Series is targeted at intermediate to advanced FileMaker developers, but anyone that creates databases can increase their knowledge from these time-tested materials.” We use it ourselves to review information when we’ve taken the FileMaker Certification exam to become a certified developer. The series is great for learning the ins and outs of developing a database with FileMaker. Future training options are all online with video training via the Claris Academy. The last update of these paper based manuals was with FileMaker 15 and is available for FREE via this link. The FileMaker Training Series has two versions…FTS Basics (Free) and FTS Advanced. Learning how to use the solution that was built for you by someone (or you built yourself) is very different than learning how to be a developer and create your own solutions. Depending on who developed it for you, the skill level of the developer, and what kind of standards or best practices they used to develop the solution. You need to design them yourself for your situation.Įvery FileMaker database is different.

Excel doesn’t come with the actual spreadsheets that will really make it truly useful and take full advantage of its capabilities.

It’s kind of like purchasing a spreadsheet tool like Excel.

There are some built-in template files that are included but they are quite basic and may require work to make them work specific for your work situation. When you purchase FileMaker you get a blank slate construction tool for rapidly building powerful custom application solutions.

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