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
Chapter 6 Using Form View 51
Showing and Hiding Forms
To hide a form:
1 Select the library or collection with the form you want to hide.
2 Select the form you want to hide.
3 Choose Forms > Hide Form.
The form and form name are hidden.
If there is only one form, you can’t hide it.
To show a hidden form:
1 Select the library or collection with the hidden form that you want to show.
2 Choose Forms > Hidden Forms.
3 Choose the form that you want to show.
Duplicating Forms
To duplicate a form within the same library or collection:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Duplicate Form.
Copying Forms
To copy a form to collections within a library or from a collection to its parent
library:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Control-click the form you want to copy, then choose the library or collection
where you want the form to be copied to.
Note You can’t copy forms from one library to another.
Renaming Forms
To rename a form:
1 Double-click the form name at the top of the window.
2 In the Form name dialog, type a new name, then click OK.