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 95
Working with Media Fields
You can add many types of sound, image, and movie files to a media field, including
JPEG, QuickTime, and MP3 files.
If you add a sound file that you purchased from the iTunes Store, you may have to
enter the account name and password for the account that was used to purchase the
sound file.
Note You can’t add movie files that you purchased from the iTunes Store.
Tip Use an image box if you want an image such as a logo or letterhead to appear on
every record in your form. For more information about image boxes, see
”Adding
Image Boxes” on page 56.
Taking Photos
If your computer has an iSight camera, you can take pictures with it to use in your
forms.
To take a photo:
1 Click an empty media field.
For information about how to create a media field, see ”Creating Fields” on
page 76.
2 Click .
3 In the window, click , then wait for the image to appear.
4 Optional: Click , then select a special effect to apply to the photo.
5 Click Set to save and load the image into the media field.
Tip To back up a photo, export it. For more information, see ”Exporting Images” on
page 97.