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
54 Chapter 6 Using Form View
Removing Fields from a Form
To remove a field from a form:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select the field, then press the Delete key or drag the field off the form.
The data in the field is still in Bento even though the field is no longer displayed
on the form.
Customizing Form Layouts
You can quickly change the appearance of a form.
Changing the Theme
You can change a form’s theme (the coordinated colors, layout, and text attributes) at
any time. For example, you can use a light-colored theme for printing records.
To change a form’s theme:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Theme Chooser.
3 In the Theme Chooser, select a theme, then click OK.
You see a ripple effect as the theme changes. If you don’t want the ripple effect,
choose Bento
> Preferences, click General at the top of the window, then clear
“Display animation.”
If you want to preview a theme before applying it to your form, click Try It.
Resizing Column Widths
You can change the width of columns. Increase the width to accommodate wider
fields or to increase the amount of blank space between columns.
To resize the width of a column:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select a column divider.
If the column divider is not visible, move the cursor over the area where the
divider is located, then click.
3 Position the cursor over a column divider, then drag left or right.