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
74 Chapter 7 Using Fields
Choose the correct data type for the result you want and set any other options.
6 Click Create.
The new field is added to the Fields pane.
Tip: If you are unfamiliar with creating calculations, click Show Examples to see and
experiment with examples of calculations.
Creating File List Fields
Use a file list field to store a list of aliases to files or folders on your computer. Each
alias contains a path to a specific file or folder in a specific location on your hard drive.
If you move or rename a file or folder that an alias refers to, the alias is broken. If you
try to open the file or folder, you can navigate to it or remove the alias from the list.
You can quickly open files or applications that are stored in file list fields. For example,
you could store a PDF file of a resume in the record for a prospective employee.
You can preview files that are stored in file list fields with Quick Look. See “Previewing
Files with Quick Look” on page 82.
To create a file list field and add files to it:
1 Choose Insert > New Field.
2 Choose File List.
3 Name the field.
4 Click Create, then Close.
The new field is added to the Fields pane.
5 In form view, drag the field to a form.
See “Adding Fields to a Form” on page 55.
Note: You can see file list fields in form view but not in table view.
This is what you see in
the calculation field.
The formula for
the calculation
Operator buttons