User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book and iCal 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
- Adding Fields to a Form
- Moving Between Fields
- Moving Fields and Objects on Forms
- Resizing Fields and Objects
- Deleting Fields from a Form
- Duplicating Forms
- Renaming Forms
- Customizing Form Layouts
- Using Table View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index
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8 Importing, Exporting, and Printing
Bento lets you import and export information as comma-
separated values files. You can also print information to
share it with others.
A good way to start using Bento is by importing information. Bento supports the
comma-separated value (CSV) text file format. For example, you can import CSV files
created from spreadsheets, exported from other databases, or downloaded from
banking or stock websites.
If you need to share your information, you can export your Bento information as a
CSV file. You can export records from a library or from a collection. You can also
export a group of records from search or Advanced Find.
Bento lets you print information from both form view and table view, and from search
and Advanced Find.
About Comma-Separated Files
A comma-separated file, also known as a “comma-separated value” or CSV file, is a
text file that represents a table of data. Each line in the CSV file represents a row of
data (a record) in the table. The CSV file format uses commas to separate values in
each row. Often, the first row of data in the CSV file represents the column names for
the table.
Many applications let you export information in the CSV file format. Bento lets you
import and export information in the CSV file format.
Note: Some locales may use a different separator in CSV files rather than commas.
Bento supports the separator that is defined by your locale setting.