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 55
Changing the Position and Size of Field Labels
You can change how the labels for fields are positioned on a form.
To change the position of labels adjacent to fields:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Field Labels.
3 Select Above or Beside.
To change the size of text in labels:
1 Choose Forms > Field Labels.
2 Select Small, Medium, or Large.
Changing the Size of Text
You can change the size of text that is displayed in fields.
To change the size of text in fields:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Click near the field label or the edges of the field to select the field.
Note If you click inside the field instead of selecting the field, the text size options
will be dimmed.
Command-click or Shift-click to select multiple fields.
3 Choose Forms > Text Size.
4 Select a size from the list: Smallest, Small, Medium, Large, Largest.
Changing the Shading of Fields
You can change the level of shading that is displayed behind fields.
To change the shading of fields:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select the field by clicking near the field label or the edges of the field.
Note If you click inside the field instead of selecting the field, the text size options
will be dimmed.
Command-click or Shift-click to select multiple fields.
3 Choose Forms > Shading.
4 Select a level of shading: None, Light, or Dark.