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72 Chapter 7 Using Fields
For example, if you create a phone number field named “Home Phone Number” in a
library that does not yet contain a phone number field, Bento creates a list field
named “Phone Number List.” If you then add other phone number fields to the same
library, when you enter data in the phone number fields, Bento displays the data in
the field named “Phone Number List.”
You can import and export values stored in regular fields (for example, “Home Phone
Number” in the form shown above) but you can’t import or export values stored in list
fields. You can see values stored in list fields in form view but not in table view.
Creating Fields
Follow the steps below to create all types of fields, except calculation, file list,
message list, and related records list fields. For more information about those field
types, see
“Creating Calculation Fields” on page 73, “Creating File List Fields” on
page 74, “Creating Message List Fields” on page 75, and “Creating Related Records
List Fields” on page 76.
To create fields:
1 Choose Insert > New Field.
2 Choose a field type.
3 Name the field.
The name must be unique within the library.
4 Set the options on the field, if any.
5 Click “Create and Continue” or press Command-Enter.
On Form 1, you enter data in
phone number fields.
On Form 2, Bento displays the data in the
phone number list field that you entered in
the phone number fields.
Phone number list field
Phone
number
fields
Form 1 Form 2