FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Chapter 7: Networking and access privileges
Sharing files
You can share FileMaker Pro files with other users on a network. By
sharing files, you can work simultaneously with others in your work
group, and save disk space by keeping files in a central location.
You can also share your FileMaker Pro files on the Web using
FileMaker Pro Web Companion. For more information, see chapter 11,
“Publishing files on the Web.”
To be sure that the right people see the right information in your files,
you can set FileMaker Pro access privileges. This chapter explains how
to protect files using passwords and groups. You can use these same
passwords to protect files shared over the Web. For even more complete
protection, you can use FileMaker Pro Web Companion Web Security
databases. For more information, see “Database security” on page
11-18.
Important Before you read this chapter, be sure you know how to use
FileMaker Pro Help, as explained in the preface, “Getting help.”
To share your FileMaker Pro files with other users, you need:
1 a computer running the Mac OS
1 a connection to a network
1 FileMaker Pro installed on your computer with the correct network
options selected
See the FileMaker Pro Installation and New Features Guide for
more information.
Important Your FileMaker Pro licensing agreement requires that you
own the same number of copies of the FileMaker Pro application as the
number of people using FileMaker Pro at the same time.