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
64 Chapter 7 Using Table View
Working with Media Fields in Table View
You can create, view, and edit media fields in table view in the same way as you do
other field types.
Changing Options for a Field in Table View
To change field options:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Edit Field.
3 Change the field name or set options.
Note To change options for a field in Form View, Control-click the field, then choose
Edit Field.
Completing Text Automatically as You Type
If you need to enter the same text for several text fields, you can change the field
option to automatically complete the text as you type.
To complete text automatically while typing:
1 Click near the right edge of the column header for the field.
2 Choose Edit Field.
3 Select “Automatically complete text while typing.”
Duplicating Fields
To duplicate a field:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Duplicate Field.
Changing the Field Type
You can change the type of some fields to another. Automatic counter, location, and
address fields, and any fields you access in a shared database can’t be changed to a
Press the Space bar
to view the selected
media field.