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
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Index
A
Address Book application
Address Book groups 37
displaying data 38
import 42
Address Book library
described 37
displaying 38
fields updated in Address Book application 39
hiding 38
migrating 42, 132
syncing 129
troubleshooting 39
address fields 75
ad hoc networks 129
Advanced Find 25, 27
aliases to files or folders 78, 79, 96
aligning fields on forms 56
AppleWorks, exporting from 104
archiving. See backing up
auto-completing text 64
autofilling fields 66
autofilling text fields 64
automatic counter fields 75
Average function 67
B
backing up
described 123
turning off reminder 125
backups, restoring from 126
bento.bentodb 96, 127
Bento for iPad, syncing Bento with 129, 132
Bento for iPhone, syncing Bento with 129, 132
Bento forum 15
Bento Template Exchange 15, 114
bentoUpgradeBackup.bentodb 139
Blank template 30
C
calculation fields 74
creating 77
calculations
in simple list fields 78
setting up 77
cards. See forms
changing field types 86
checkbox fields 74
checking spelling 137
choice fields 74
ClarisWorks, exporting from 104
collections 10
adding to Libraries pane 19
and Address Book groups 37
creating 44
deleting 45
described 20, 43
displaying different data from 47
importing to 107
relating records in different 80
viewing fields in 28
color of form, changing 54
column dividers 57
column names 107
columns in simple list fields. 67, 89
columns in table view. See also fields 67
described 59
reordering 66
resizing 66
showing or hiding 65
column width (forms) 54
comma-separated value files 9
described 103
computer-to-computer networks 129
contacts
displaying 37
emailing 87
Contacts library 42
copies of files in file list fields 78
copying records 49, 62
Count function 67