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 9 Using Fields 79
You can also drag files from the Finder to the file list field.
7 To open a file in the field, click and choose Open, or double-click the
file thumbnail or row in the field.
• Folders are not included when you export a template with data.
• You can preview files that are stored in file list fields with Quick Look. See
”Previewing Files with Quick Look” on page 89. See also ”Working with Files
Stored in File List Fields and Message List Fields” on page 88.
• When you export records with a template that includes data, aliased files are
also exported. For more information, see
”Exporting from a Library,
Collection, or Smart Collection” on page 113.
Creating Message List Fields
Use a message list field to store aliases to Mac OS X Mail messages, notes, and RSS
articles that are relevant to a specific record. For example, you can keep a log of
correspondence linked to a project or event.
Note Because the message list field stores aliases to messages, when you delete a
message from Mac OS X Mail, it is also deleted from the message list field.
To create a message list field:
1 Choose Insert > New Field or press Control-N.
2 Choose Message List.
3 Name the field.
4 Click Create.
The new field is added to the Fields pane and the current form.
Note You can see message list fields in form view but not in table view.
5 Add Mac OS X Mail items (messages, notes, and RSS articles) to the field.
See ”Adding Mac OS X Mail Items to a Message List Field” on page 88.
Creating Location Fields
In a library such as a vacation journal or customer visit log, you can use a location field
to track your location (latitude and longitude) and to see a map of the location in your
web browser. If you have an active connection to a wireless network and Mac OS X
10.6 installed, you can set up a location field to capture the information automatically.
To create a location field:
1 Choose Insert > New Field or press Control-N.
2 Choose Location.
3 Name the field.