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
66 Chapter 6 Using Table View
Changing the Field Type
You can change the type of some fields to another. For more information see
“Changing an Existing Field from One Type to Another” on page 80.
To change the field type:
1 Click in a column header.
2 Choose Change To, then select a field type from the list.
Showing and Hiding Columns
To hide columns:
1 Click in a column header.
2 Choose Hide Field.
To show or hide columns using the Fields pane:
In the Fields pane, select a field’s checkbox to display the field in table view. Clear the
checkbox to hide the field in table view. When you hide a field in table view, the field
and its data are not deleted from the library or collection.
Tip: To display more data, hide the Libraries and Fields pane. Choose View > Hide
Libraries & Fields Pane.
Deleting Fields in Table View
To delete a field in table view:
1 Click in a column header.
2 Choose Delete Field.
3 In the dialog, click Delete.
The fields and their data are permanently removed from the library.
Select
checkboxes
to display
fields.