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4th Dimension Learning Basics

Database Properties 4D Toolbar Unless you are a bit of a masochist, you may wish to hide the 4D Toolbar. I found it very distracting, the icons are not intuitive and in general better not shown.

If you feel that way to you can set the 4D Properties/Preferences to not show the Toolbar by un-checking the “Show Toolbar” check box. Figure 5 - Hiding the 4D Toolbar From the 4D Database Properties Menu Item Note: There are many database property options that can be specified. For now, I suggest to just leave the other properties as set by their default values. As you become more familiar with 4D you may wish to customize the program.

This is another area where you may wish to experiment to see what suits you best. Copyright

P.S. A few readers have asked which relational database platform we actually reach for — it's Claris FileMaker Pro; if you want the current details.


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