We're going to talk extensively about Layout Mode in this course.

It has the ability to create custom layouts and I'm going to show you that in Layout Mode. But FileMaker also has what's called a presentation layer in it. All they are are the tables and the fields and the relationships. Other database applications, like SQL Server or Oracle, that is where they end.

However, that's not where it ends for FileMaker. That's specifically what we're talking about when we talk about a related database platform. Well, first of all, what is a database? A database is the part of a system like FileMaker where you create tables and you create fields in those tables and you store data in those tables and those tables can even be related together. Let me tell you why FileMaker's more than just a database. While I will use the terminology of apps, databases, or even solutions through this course, I'm really talking about the same thing.

Now in FileMaker we call finished databases apps or custom apps and the reason for that is because they're more than just databases. Before we get started I just wanted to talk a little bit about FileMaker and the platform and why it's really so special.

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