fmkid Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Im into publication business, with a small monthly city magazine. how can i make effective use of filemaker for the business. any threads which are related to the newbies. how should a newbie start on this? any help is much appriciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsty Hannam Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I think the folks here will need a bit more information to go on in order to help you. how can i make effective use of filemaker for the business If you want to know what FileMaker can do (and it can do a LOT!) then I suggest you download the business kit from the FileMaker website and have a look through that. It includes various elements such as ordering, catalogue, invoicing, clients details, mailshots etc. This should give you an idea of what can be accomplished within the FileMaker environment. After that, I guess you'll have to look at your own business and decide whether FileMaker can help you be more efficient/productive and take it from there. smiley-smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rodgers Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Kinda like asking an architect, I have a hammer, what can I do with it... Start with this idea: Inquire among the employees as to what automation of data they need. Print Mailing Labels Schedule production Inventory control Internal messaging Fax etc... If no one needs anything, why bother. However, they will... Like Kristy mentioned, download the FM application demo and the demo files and let people look at them. You might even search Filemakers site, this list and others for Vertical Solutions for the publishing industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmkid Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 thanks a lot for the information kristy and jack. I guess I have to start from the scratch and do a lot of paper work before getting my hands on filemaker pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfif Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yes, and if you're planning to build your own databases for use by other people, read David Kachel's White Paper, which you can find at the homepage, buy a manual and read that, and also read anything you can find about user interface design. (I like Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think".) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmkid Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yes, and if you're planning to build your own databases for use by other people, read David Kachel's White Paper, which you can find at the homepage, buy a manual and read that, and also read anything you can find about user interface design. (I like Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think".) great, thanks for the valuable advice. you guys are too scholarly for meSo Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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