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
90 Chapter 9 Using Fields
You can drag a simple list field from the Fields pane onto a form and start typing to
add data that is relevant to the record. Bento creates a text field by default, but you
can change the field type of the column.
You can work with media data in simple list fields, just as you do in media fields. For
more information, see
”Working with Media Fields” on page 95. Also, you can create,
view, and edit calculations in simple list fields. For more information see ”Creating
Calculation Fields” on page 77.
To add data to a simple list field:
1 Click in a field of the column to which you want to add data, then type in the
field.
2 Press Tab to create another column, where you can continue typing in the
same record.
Note You can also copy and paste data from table view or a spreadsheet file into a
simple list field.
To add a column in a simple list field:
Click near the right edge of a column header, choose Add Column Before or Add
Column After. Type a new name for the column, then press Return or Tab.
To change the name of a column in a simple list field:
Do one of these:
• Double-click the column name, type a new name, then press Return or Tab.
• Click near the right edge of a column header and choose Edit Column
Name, then change the column name in the dialog. There, you can also
change whether you want Bento to complete text automatically as you type
in the field.
To change a column from one data type to another:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Change To, then select a data type from the list.
Note Not all data types can be changed. For more information, see ”Changing an
Existing Field from One Type to Another” on page 86.
To delete a column in a simple list field:
Click near the right edge of a column header, then choose Delete Column.