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 53
Tabbing Between Fields
To tab between fields on a form:
1 Select a library or collection.
2 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
3 Click in a field, then press Tab to move from field to field, and within each
column if you have added a column divider. Press Shift-Tab to move in the
reverse direction.
Note To enable the Tab key to move to all controls, make sure “All controls” is selected
in the Keyboard and Mouse (Mac OS X 10.6) or Keyboard (OS X Lion 10.7) preferences
(Keyboard Shortcuts tab).
Moving Fields and Objects on Forms
To move one field or object:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select a field or object.
3 Move your mouse near the field label or the edges of the field or object.
When the cursor changes into a hand, click to select the field or object, then
drag it to a new location.
Bento allows you to drag fields above, below, next to, or between other objects on
the form.
To move multiple fields or objects:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Command-click or Shift-click to select multiple fields or objects.
Tip To quickly select many fields and objects, click in an empty part of the form, and
while holding down the mouse button, drag to select multiple items.
Resizing Fields and Objects
Any field and any object can be resized.
To resize a field or object:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select the field or object.
3 Move the cursor to one of the handles. When the cursor changes to a double
arrow, drag to change the size.