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
82 Chapter 7 Using Fields
Previewing Files with Quick Look
With Quick Look, you can quickly view the contents of an item in a file list field or
message list field without opening it.
To preview a file:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Select one or more items in a file list field or message list field.
3 Click or press the Space bar.
The content you see depends on the type of file. If it’s an image, you’ll see a smaller
version of it. If it’s a text document, you can read the text and scroll to see more. Use
the buttons along the bottom of the window to move from one item to the next.
Working with Media Fields
You can add many types of sound, image, and movie files to a media field, including
JPEG, QuickTime, and MP3 files.
If you add a sound file that you purchased from the iTunes Store, you may have to
enter the account name and password for the account that was used to purchase the
sound file.
Note: You can’t add movie files that you purchased from the iTunes Store.
Taking Photos
If your computer has an internal or external iSight camera, you can take pictures with
it to use in your forms.
To take a photo:
1 Click an empty media field.
For information about how to create a media field, see “Creating Fields” on page 72.
2 Click .
3 In the window, click , then wait for the image to appear.
4 Optional: Click , then select a special effect to apply to the photo.
5 Click Set to save and load the image into the media field.
Tip: To back up a photo, export it. For more information, see “Exporting Images” on
page 84.