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Introductory Videos

Last updated 20/08/2025

This page is designed to walk you through a number of short videos on how to get started in Five and to take you through a logical approach for creating your first application in Five. Each video can be watched consecutively to provide a logical workflow and will demonstrate what Five creates for you automatically along the way. You can also just refer to a chapter or a video as a reference while building your application.

The steps in these videos are also documented in the Introductory Series Documentation chapter.

A basic Shopping application will be created to demonstrate a workflow to getting an application built in Five.

Introduction and Initial Cloud Login​

Video one demonstrates how to initially login to your cloud account.

 First Time Logging into Your Five Cloud Account


Create an Application and Navigate Five​

Video two demonstrates how to create a single-user application, what Five will create for you automatically and how to navigate Five.

 Add and Manage Applications
User Interface Orientation


Create a Multiuser Application​

Video three demonstrates how to turn your single-user application into a multiuser application and what Five automatically creates for you.

 Add and Manage Applications


Deploy to the Development Environment​

Video four demonstrates how to deploy your application to the development environment and log into your application for the first time.

 Deploy to the Web


Create Tables​

Video five demonstrates how to create and maintain tables for your application.

Import Data​

Video six demonstrates how to import data into your tables via a file that contains csv data. Before you begin, please ensure that you have downloaded the ShoppingList.txt and Item.txt files containing CSV data from the Downloads chapter.

Create Your Own Display Types​

Video seven demonstrates how to create your own custom display types for your application.

Create Forms​

Video eight demonstrates how to create your forms for your application.

Edit and Maintain Forms​

Video nine demonstrates how to edit and maintain your forms for your application.

Create Themes​

Video ten demonstrates how to create themes for your application.

Tailoring an Instance​

Video eleven demonstrates how to tailor an instance record.

Create Queries​

Video twelve demonstrates how to create queries to filter your data.

Create Data Views​

Video thirteen demonstrates how to create data views to display the results from a data source.

Create Menus and Attach Actions​

Video fourteen demonstrates how to create menus and attach actions.

Create Charts​

Video fifteen demonstrates how to create charts.

Create Dashboards​

Video sixteen demonstrates how to create dashboards.

Create Reports​

Video seventeen demonstrates how to create reports.

Create a Role and Assign to a User​

Video eighteen demonstrates how to create a role and assign this role to a user for your application.

Create a Function and Attach to an Event​

Video nineteen demonstrates how to create a function and attach the function an event.

Add SMTP Settings​

Video twenty demonstrates how to add your SMTP settings so you can create mail merges for your application.