User manual
Table Of Contents
- Bento® 4
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book Library
- Migrating the iCal, iPhoto, and Address Book Libraries
- Using Collections
- Using Form View
- About Forms
- Creating Records in Form View
- Editing Records in Form View
- Duplicating Records in Form View
- Deleting Records in Form View
- Creating Forms
- Deleting Forms
- Showing and Hiding Forms
- Duplicating Forms
- Copying Forms
- Renaming Forms
- Locking and Unlocking Forms
- Adding Fields to a Form
- Tabbing Between Fields
- Moving Fields and Objects on Forms
- Resizing Fields and Objects
- Removing Fields from a Form
- Customizing Form Layouts
- Using Table View
- About Table View
- Selecting Records in Table View
- Creating Records in Table View
- Editing Records in Table View
- Duplicating Records in Table View
- Deleting Records in Table View
- Sorting Records
- Working with Fields and Columns in Table View
- Creating Fields in Table View
- Adding Fields in Table View
- Working with Media Fields in Table View
- Changing Options for a Field in Table View
- Completing Text Automatically as You Type
- Duplicating Fields
- Changing the Field Type
- Showing and Hiding Columns
- Deleting Fields in Table View
- Reordering Columns
- Resizing Columns
- Filling Fields Automatically
- Summarizing Column Data
- Using Grid View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Syncing
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Reverting to a Previous Version of Bento
- Index
100 Chapter 9 Using Fields
Showing or Hiding Data in Encrypted Fields
To show data in an encrypted field:
In form view, select the encrypted field and click . In table view, click the pop-up
menu in the column header, then choose Show Encrypted Field Contents.
The data you encrypted replaces the bullets.
To hide data in an encrypted field:
In form view, select the encrypted field and click . In table view, click the pop-up
menu in the column header, then choose Hide Encrypted Field Contents.
Bullets replace the encrypted data.
Note You can’t copy and paste when the data in encrypted fields is hidden.
Working with Location Fields
In a library such as a vacation journal or customer visit log, you can use a location field
to track your location (latitude and longitude) and to see a map of the location in your
web browser.
For information about creating location fields and setting options for them, see
”Creating Location Fields” on page 79.
To enter latitude and longitude values:
1 Select a location field.
2 In the Latitude field, enter a value from -90 to 90 degrees.
Press Option-Shift-8 to enter the degrees symbol (“ ° ”).
3 In the Longitude field, enter a value from -180 to 180 degrees (or 0 to 360
degrees).
Decimal Degrees format (Example: 37.406300° N, 121.983400° W). If you type a
value that is a positive decimal number, Bento adds the degrees symbol and the
direction (N or E) automatically. For a negative decimal number, Bento adds the
degrees symbol and the direction (S or W) automatically.
Degrees, Minutes & Seconds format (Example: 37°24’ 23” N, 121°59’0” W). Type
the degrees value (positive or negative), followed by the degrees symbol (“
° ”),
then the minutes value followed by the minutes symbol (‘), then the seconds
value followed by the seconds symbol (“).
Tip If you want Bento to format a coordinate for you, type just the degrees value
(without the degrees symbol). Bento provides default values for the rest of the
coordinate. Then you can change the minutes, seconds, and direction values as
needed.