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
- Viewing a Form and a Table at the Same Time
- Creating Records in Form View
- Editing Records in Form View
- Duplicating Records in Form View
- Deleting Records in Form View
- Creating Forms
- Deleting Forms
- Duplicating Forms
- Renaming 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
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Using Bento with Bento for iPhone and iPod touch
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index
106 Chapter 10 Using Bento with Bento for iPhone and iPod touch
Syncing for the First Time
After you have connected Bento for iPhone and Bento to the same Wi-Fi network, you
can sync the applications.
Before syncing, back up your Bento data. For more information, see Chapter 9,
“Backing Up and Restoring Information,” on page 99.
To sync for the first time:
1 Start Bento for iPhone, then tap .
2 In the Sync screen, tap “Set up sync with computer.”
A four-digit passcode appears.
Note: If your mobile device is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, an alert appears. To
connect to a Wi-Fi network, see
“Connecting Bento for iPhone to Bento” on
page 105.
3 Start Bento, then choose File > Set Up Sync with Device.
4 Select your mobile device, then click Continue.
5 In the Connect pane, enter the passcode.
6 In the Success pane, click Done.
Syncing
After syncing for the first time, you can add, edit, or delete data in either application,
then sync the applications. When you sync, changes appear in both applications.
Bento for iPhone can sync with Bento when both applications are open and
connected to the same Wi-Fi network. For more information, see
“Connecting Bento
for iPhone to Bento” on page 105.
To sync the applications:
1 In Bento for iPhone, tap .
2 (Optional) In Bento, in the Devices section of the Libraries pane, select your mobile
device, then select the libraries you want to sync with.
Note: By default, all libraries are synced. The iCal Events and iCal Tasks libraries are
not supported in Bento for iPhone.
3 In Bento for iPhone, tap Sync Now.