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
60 Chapter 7 Using Table View
• summarize data
• select and drag multiple records to create new collections within one library
• create, view, and edit media fields
You can view a selected record in table view and form view at the same time. Select
the record, then choose View > Split View.
In table view, you cannot see related data fields or any of the list field types, such as
address, email address, file list, message list, and simple list. See
”Working with Related
Data Fields” on page 92 and ”Working with List Fields” on page 86.
Setting Table View Text Size
You can change the size of text for displaying records in table view.
To change the size of text used in table view:
1 Choose Bento > Preferences.
2 For “Table View Text,” select Small or Large.
Selecting Records in Table View
To select one record in table view:
Click a row number.
To select multiple records in table view:
Click a row number, then Shift-click the last row you want to include in the selection.
Or Command-click individual rows to include in the selection.
Creating Records in Table View
You can create records in table view or form view.
To create a record for a library or collection:
1 Select the library or collection you want to add a record to.
2 In table view, choose Records > New Record. Or click in the last empty row
and start typing.
At the bottom of the window, the record count indicator increases.