Please help,

I have just been handed the responsiblities of all our filemaker pro design and implementation and am completely new to the software. I have a couple of questions (probabaly very simple for you pros out there): 1. How do you build a layout in Filemaker Pro with "Tabs" that can be selected to led to different layouts? and 2. Can I attach different access rights to each of these tabs, such that an individual not allow to access layout for tab 1 can select the tab, but when he/she does nothing is displayed (except maybe an alert notifiying the user that access is denied)?

Thank you for any help you can provide.

1. http://www.layoutmode.com/articles/navitabs.html

http://www.fmfiles.com/dev10.html

2. Create passwords, and assign each password to a Group. Then, assuming you have a group called "Admin" for example, you'd attach to your button/tab a script like this:

If [PatternCount (Status (CurrentGroups), "Admin")]

.. Go to layout ["secret admin layout"]

Else

.. Show message ["Go away"]

End If

Another stupid question, but how would I create passwords/groups?

No offense but that is what manuals are for.

Look under File - Access Privileges

http://www.filemaker.com/ti/102607.html

Thank you Fitch for all your help. You have saved me a great deal of time.