Using FileMaker Quick Start to open files
The FileMaker Quick Start Screen provides a central place where you can open and create files in a variety of ways. You can:
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To open FileMaker Pro files using FileMaker Quick Start:
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Click Recent Files in the box at the center of the Quick Start Screen.
If no recent files are listed, choose Edit menu > Preferences (Windows) or FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences (OS X), select Show recently opened files, enter a value from 1 to 30 indicating the number of recent files you want to display in the list, then click OK. (To remove the list of recently opened files, choose File menu > Open Recent > Clear Recent Files.)
Click Favorite Files in the box at the center of the Quick Start Screen.
Click Browse.
Tip  You can place the pointer over a recent or favorite file in the list to display the full path to its location (local or remote).
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To narrow the list of files that appear in the recent and favorite files list:
Type a few characters in the Open a database text box. Filenames and host names containing the characters you type appear in the list.
To hide the FileMaker Quick Start Screen when you use FileMaker Pro:
Clear Show this screen when FileMaker Pro opens, then click Close.
To display the FileMaker Quick Start Screen if it has been hidden:
Choose Help menu > Quick Start Screen.
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Opening files
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