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
66 Chapter 7 Using Table View
Deleting Fields in Table View
To delete a field in table view:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Delete Field.
3 In the dialog, click Delete.
The fields and their data are permanently removed from the library.
Reordering Columns
To reorder a column:
Drag the column header left or right to a new location.
Resizing Columns
To resize a column:
Drag the edge of a column header to the width you want.
Filling Fields Automatically
Bento lets you use the content in one or more rows to automatically add or replace
records below the selected fields.
To fill fields automatically:
1 Select one or more fields in one or more records.
2 Drag the fill handle to copy the fields’ values downward as far as you drag.
Drag header to
reorder column.
Drag header edge to
resize column.
Fill handle