The perfect spreadsheet companion
Microsoft® Excel spreadsheets crunch numbers and build charts. FileMaker Pro 9 databases are perfect for handling tasks and business processes such as customer information, inventory tracking, and change requests. Used together, FileMaker Pro 9 and Excel give you what you need to get the most out of your data and make informed business decisions.
Make FileMaker Pro 9 your Spreadsheet Companion
Learn how to use FileMaker Pro 9 and Excel together.
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Strengths of a spreadsheet
- Storing and analysing data in lists
- Analysing and modeling data
- Producing charts and graphs
- Building a financial model
- Creating basic reports
- Controlling who can open or modify a file
Strengths of a FileMaker database
- Viewing information in list, form, or table view
- Storing and managing virtually any type of information (words, images, numbers, files and more)
- Creating and publishing customised forms and reports
- Connecting related information such as inventory and sales
- Access by multiple people at at the same time
FileMaker Pro 9 and Excel complement each other
You can drag and drop Excel spreadsheets to instantly import your data into FileMaker Pro 9.* You can also use the Excel Maker feature to save or email a spreadsheet from your FileMaker data.
Try it for yourself — free!
Download a free 30-day trial and see for yourself how easy it is to import your spreadsheets into FileMaker Pro 9.* It's easy, fun and you'll be amazed at what you can do with FileMaker Pro 9.
* Support for .xls format. If using Microsoft Excel 2007, save file as .xls.