FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

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Create a file
Select to stop showing
this dialog box
To Do this
Open an existing file If FileMaker Pro isn’t running, in the folder containing your
FileMaker Pro files, double-click the name of the file to open. Or
drag the file onto the FileMaker Pro application icon.
You can also double-click the FileMaker Pro application icon. In
the New Database dialog box, select Open an existing file, and then
click OK. In the Open dialog box, double-click the name of the file
to open. If you’re asked for a password, type the password, and
then click OK.
If FileMaker Pro is running, choose Open from the File menu, and
then double-click the name of the file to open. If you’re asked for
a password, type the password, and then click OK.
If you have opened the file recently, you can also choose the
filename from the listing in the File menu if you have selected this
option in application preferences. For more information, see
chapter 9, “Customizing FileMaker Pro.”
Choose a
category of
templates
Keep these points in mind:
1 To keep FileMaker Pro from displaying the New Database dialog
box, select No longer show this dialog in the New Database dialog box.
You can redisplay the dialog box by setting a preference in the
General area of the Application Preferences dialog box. (See “Setting
general application preferences” on page 9-2.)