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FILESOFT NAVIGATION SIDEBAR · 1.0.2

Dynamic navigation,
built around your app.

Bring your layouts together with a native, customizable sidebar. Organize destinations into expandable sections, choose your icons, and make navigation feel familiar.

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For FileMaker Pro 19.6.3–26 on macOS.

ONE APP. EVERYTHING WITHIN REACH.● ● ●
FileMaker overview layout with the Filesoft Navigation Sidebar

Native FileMaker. Made to fit your workflow.

Dynamic menusExpandable sectionsYour own iconsEditable reference demo

A FAMILIAR WAY TO FIND YOUR WAY

Less searching.
More moving forward.

A clear place for every destination, with the flexibility to make it your own.

01 / ORGANIZE

Your menu, your structure.

Edit labels, destinations, visibility, and display order. Keep the next step easy to find.

02 / SIMPLIFY

Room to focus.

Open the sections you need and collapse the rest. Choose which sections start open.

03 / PERSONALIZE

Make it feel like your app.

Choose built-in icons or use your own PNG and JPEG images for a familiar visual language.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

Small details.
A clearer workspace.

Navigation settings for editing sidebar destinations
Configure labels, layout destinations, visibility, and order.
Sidebar with a collapsed navigation section
Expandable sections keep navigation focused.
Custom icon used in the navigation sidebar
Add the icons that belong to your app.

SEE IT IN ACTION

From a first look
to your first setup.

Screenshots and product demo show version 1.0.0. The installation tutorial and download package are version 1.0.2.

A STARTING POINT YOU CAN EXPLORE

Open the demo.
See how it comes together.

Projects layout in the editable reference demo
Projects
Tasks layout in the editable reference demo
Tasks
Help layout in the editable reference demo
Help
A little setup makes it yours.

Connect each layout’s table occurrence to FSNAV_Rows with an X relationship, then assign your destination layout names. This connection is a setup step, not automatic integration.

SHARED INSTALLATION TUTORIAL

Install with the shared tutorial.

Installation follows the same initial registration and placement steps shown here. Choose Filesoft Navigation Sidebar instead of Checklist Lite.

The video demonstrates Checklist Lite 0.1.2, including its checklist features. It does not show Navigation Sidebar. Follow the product-specific written instructions and included Read Me.

Navigation Sidebar needs additional relationship and destination configuration. The no-relationship statement and Back to host workflow in the shared video apply to Checklist Lite, not Navigation Sidebar. Complete the dedicated Navigation Sidebar installation tutorial above and follow its setup guide.

English narration and visible captions. Download transcript

Read the installation transcript

Filesoft Checklist Lite — Installation Tutorial

Let’s install Filesoft Checklist Lite in your FileMaker file. Start with a backup of your app.

Open the .fmaddon package in FileMaker Pro. This makes Checklist Lite available in the add-on chooser.

In your file, enter Layout mode and open the Add-ons tab. Click Install Add-on, select Filesoft Checklist Lite, and choose it.

Drag Checklist Lite from the Add-ons pane onto your layout. Position the launcher where it is easy to find.

Save the layout and return to Browse mode. Click Open Checklist Lite. No host-table relationship or startup-script change is needed.

Open Templates and choose a starting point. Click Use template to create an independent checklist that you can make your own.

Complete a step to update your progress. Your checklist keeps the step details and completion information together.

Click Back to host to return to your original layout. The launcher is there whenever you need your checklists.

Your checklist module is ready. Create more lists whenever you need them. Find more tools at filesofttools.com.

A BETTER WAY AROUND YOUR APP

Yours to start with.
Free for now.

The complete 1.0.2 package includes:

  • Native FileMaker add-on
  • Editable reference demo
  • Customer setup guide
  • Product demo and installation videos
  • Captions and transcripts

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BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

Made for FileMaker on your Mac.

For FileMaker Pro 19.6.3–26 on macOS. Tested in 19.6.3 and 26; intermediate versions were not individually tested.

Desktop macOS only for this release. WebDirect, FileMaker Go, Windows, and multiple windows are outside the supported scope.

Questions? support@filesofttools.com

LEARN WITH FILESOFT

Read the navigation sidebar setup guide ↗