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
44 Chapter 5 Using Collections
However, a record from a library can be added to any of the collections within the
same library. For example, if you have a “DVD” library with a “Favorites” collection and
a “Classic Movies” collection, you can have the same record in both collections.
There are two kinds of collections:
• collections
• Smart Collections
You create collections by using the New Collection menu item, by selecting records
and using the New Collection from Selection menu item, or by dragging selected
records to an existing collection or to the Libraries pane.
Smart Collections are created based on criteria you set up. Smart Collections update as
your library changes; records that meet the defined criteria appear in the Smart
Collection.
Creating Collections
Create a collection when you want to make a specific list of records.
To create a collection:
1 Select a library in which you want to make a collection.
2 Click or choose File > New Collection.
3 Type a name for the collection, then press Return.
4 Select the library you selected in step 1 again.
5 Click Table in the navigation bar or choose View > Table View to show the
library in table view.
6 Select the record you want to add to the collection. Drag the selected record
to the collection, or click
and choose Add to Collection to add the
selected record to the collection.
To select multiple records, hold down the Command or Shift key while you click.
Tip To quickly create a collection containing selected records, select the records,
then choose File > New Collection From Selection or drag the records to a blank
space in the Libraries pane.