# Beginning FileMaker

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## [About the Beginning FileMaker channel](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/about-the-beginning-filemaker-channel/1970)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/about-the-beginning-filemaker-channel/1970 "2021-03-27T03:30:02Z")

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The web offers many sources for FileMaker training, including books, videos, and blog posts. However, newcomers can find the concepts overwhelming. In this series of posts I’m going to document my thoughts on what order…

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## [Beginning FileMaker 03 — Layouts](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-03-layouts/2735)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
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**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-03-layouts/2735 "2022-02-03T01:51:02Z")

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Once you’ve established your design, tables, and table occurrence groups (TOG) you’ll need to create layouts. According to longtime developer John Mark Osborne, “FileMaker is structured around find, list and form. A use…

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## [Beginning FileMaker 02 - Anchor Buoy](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-02-anchor-buoy/2689)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-02-anchor-buoy/2689 "2022-01-20T18:59:21Z")

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After you’ve identified the basic design of your database, you’ll have to add tables and table occurrences to the Relationship Graph. There are numerous ways to organize the Relationship Graph; however, I’ve found the An…

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## [Beginning FileMaker 01 - Designing a Database](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-01-designing-a-database/1952)

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**Author:** [@steverichter](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/steverichter)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/beginning-filemaker-01-designing-a-database/1952 "2021-03-24T08:47:09Z")

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The web offers many sources for FileMaker training, including books, videos, and blog posts. However, the concepts can be overwhelming for newcomers. In this series of posts I’m going to document my thoughts on what orde…