sanborn

I am trying to learn FileMaker 9.0 for PC on my own after working only with 5.5 for Mac. Is there a way to keep the group of records I "found" within one layout when I switch to a different layout? It did this automatically in the old (very old!) version I used to use. I work in a school and I need my teachers to "find their homeroom group" and then switch to different layouts for each subject to enter grades and such. Right now when I switch to layout #2 I lose the records I was working with in Layout #1 and have to find and sort all over again.

I am accustomed to working w/ FileMaker 5.5 using a Mac and have been forced to switch to FileMaker 9 for PC. The learning curve is so steep - it doesn't seem to even be the same program. Different terms (tables? portals?), different everything. I have so many questions I don't know where to begin. I attempted to register for training with 2 different companies and they both refused me, saying the differences were to great. What??? That's why I need training! Anyway, can anyone recommend some good self-training books or sites that will help me learn how to set up my school's database using FileMaker 9? One question - when I create a record (unique Student ID) in one table, how do I set it up so that record is automatically created in the related tables? I clicked the box that says "allow creation of records" but no record is created.