Filesoft Academy — Course 4 Lesson 1
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Requires FileMaker Pro 26 desktop on macOS, sold separately. Use Admin with a blank password. This local teaching file is not a production security template. Do not enable hosting for the exercise.

Starting file: latest closed Course 3 Lesson 6 Example 0.1.1, preserving previous contacts, notes and tasks. Build the Projects table and Contact Projects layout following the lesson.

Use Layout menu > Contact Projects, Browse mode, Form View. Use Show All if needed. Add projects by typing names in the blank portal row, then click outside to commit. Toolbar New Record creates a CONTACT on this layout. Never edit keys manually.

Practice: Alex Rivera — Website refresh; Autumn workshop. Alex Morgan — Website refresh (a separate project). Switch contacts and confirm separation. Close/reopen and confirm persistence. Follow the lesson worksheet for validation and regression checks. No task-to-project link is added yet.

Keep an untouched original and work in a copy. Save and close before making backups. Native appearance and interaction checks are performed by the learner/owner.
