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
46 Chapter 5 Using Collections
To create a Smart Collection:
1 Choose File > New Smart Collection.
2 Type a name for the Smart Collection, then press Return.
Use the pop-up menus and entry fields to specify the criteria for the Smart
Collection. Click
to add additional criteria.
For example, to create a Smart Collection that only shows iCal tasks that are not
completed, specify the criteria to be All, Completion Date, and Is empty.
3 Click Save.
Tip You can also create a Smart Collection by clicking Save after you specify the
criteria for an Advanced Find. See
”Search Field and Advanced Find” on page 25.
Changing a Smart Collection
When you change a Smart Collection, Bento updates the collection based on the
criteria that you define. You can edit and duplicate records within a Smart Collection.
See
”Editing Records in Table View” on page 61 and ”Duplicating Records in Table
View” on page 62.
To change a Smart Collection:
1 Select the Smart Collection and choose File > Edit Smart Collection.
2 Use the pop-up menus and entry fields to modify, add, or remove the criteria.
3 Click Find to see if the new criteria produce the records you want.
4 Click Save.
Note To discard the changes you made to the criteria, click any other item in the
Libraries pane.
1. Select the criteria.
2. Save the criteria.