Using Help

FileMaker Pro Help provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on FileMaker Pro features.

  • Choose Help menu > FileMaker Pro Help. To get help, you can:

    • Browse the Help table of contents to locate topics by subject; if you don't see the table of contents, widen the window (desktop web browsers) or click Table of contents button (mobile web browsers)

    • Click buttons on the Home page for help on frequently used topics

    • Search for particular topics by entering a topic title or a keyword in the search box

      Tip  To find only topics that contain a specific phrase, add quotes around the phrase. For example:"find mode"

    • When you're working in a dialog box, press F1 (Windows) or Command-? (macOS).

      Some dialog boxes display a Help button (Windows) or Help button (macOS) button or a Learn More link, which you can click for context-sensitive help on using that dialog box.

    • Click Copy page as Markdown to copy the current topic as Markdown, a format convenient for pasting into AI assistant apps.

  • In the Script Workspace and the Specify Calculation dialog box, click a script step or function in the list. A description appears below the list. To view more information, click Help button.

  • With the Help topic displayed, click Print button, then click Print.