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Creating and Deploying Custom Menus
in FileMaker Pro

Who should attend
FileMaker developers

Date
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:30am to 12:30pm PDT

Location
Online webinar via WebEx

Instructor
Jerry Robin

Cost
$75.00
5-pack discount: sign-up at least five people from the same company or user group for only $50 per person. Just mention the “5-pack discount” and you save $125 — add more and save more.

To register, call 1-510-291-4982
E-mail training@beezwax.net

Workshop description

Learn to harness the power of Custom Menus in this popular two-hour online seminar, presented by world-renowned FileMaker trainer Jerry Robin.

Custom Menus allow the developer to modify and enhance FileMaker’s menus, making the menus more meaningful and appropriate for different users.

Custom Menus can:

Hide certain commands from users
Give users easier access to commands
Include a script as a command in any menu
Make virtually unlimited functionality available to users
Make your database look more like a custom application and less like “FileMaker”
Reduce training time and minimize tech support needs

p.However, the concepts behind creating Custom Menus — and the series of dialog boxes for creating them — can be rather overwhelming at first. We’ll take you step-by-step through the process so that it all becomes crystal-clear.

(NOTE: We will be demonstrating the new, improved Custom Menus interface for FileMaker Pro 11, which is considerably less overwhelming than previous versions!)

Topics include:

Terminology: Menu Sets, Menus and Menu Items.
Commands, Submenus and Separators.
How to dynamically override the title of a menu or menu item based on the current context.
Understanding the difference between Commands and Behaviors in Menu Items, opening doors to powerful interface tools, like preventing users from activating the Close box.
Installing your Menu Sets and determining how they appear.
Determining which Menu Set is active.
Common errors and gotchas that come with Custom Menus (such as locking users out accidentally).

Sign up today to get the most out of Custom Menus, a central element in any efficient FileMaker solution.

To register, call 888 835 4483
or email training@beezwax.net

This course is a joint production of FMPtraining.com and Beezwax.

About Jerry Robin

The owner of FMPtraining.com, Jerry Robin is an experienced consultant, trainer and developer of custom FileMaker Pro databases. Jerry has been a presenter at eight FileMaker Developer Conferences since 1997, and was ranked among the top-rated speakers from 2000 to 2008. A FileMaker 7, 8, 9 and 10 Certified Developer, Jerry was a Technical Editor for “FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual,” wrote and presented a highly praised FileMaker Pro 7 CD training series in 2004, and won the FileMaker Millionaire prize at the 2001 DevCon in Orlando.

About Beezwax

A recognized industry leader with over 700 successful custom-built FileMaker Pro projects, Beezwax has an unsurpassed track-record of expertise and customer satisfaction. Beezwax also distributes widely-used products and tools for other developers, and is a certified Platinum-level member of the FileMaker Business Alliance.

Beezwax has developed FileMaker solutions for over 350 satisfied clients, which include Adobe Systems, CSU Monterey Bay, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Kaiser Permanente, Macy’s, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Peachpit Press, Stanford Business School, Sundance Film Festival, Wild Brain, Whole Foods Market and many more.