User manual
Table Of Contents
- Bento® 3
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book, iCal, and iPhoto 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 Grid View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Using Bento with Bento for iPhone and iPod touch
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Reverting to a Previous Version of Bento
- Index
Chapter 2 Using Libraries 35
You can export data from a shared library, but you can’t export a shared library into a
template file. For more information, see
”Exporting Information from Bento” on
page 110.
When you first start Bento, your libraries are set up ready to be shared. You then
decide whether to share your entire database or only selected libraries.
Note When you share your iCal Events library it becomes read-only, and other users
can’t modify events.
To share your database with other Bento users:
1 Choose Bento > Preferences.
2 Click Sharing at the top of the window.
3 Select “Share my Bento database.”
4 Select “Share entire database” or “Share selected libraries,” then select the
libraries you want to share.
5 (Optional) Enter a different name for your shared database.
This is the name that is displayed on other users’ computers (if they are set up to
look for shared databases on your network).
6 If you want other users to be able to make changes to the shared database,
select “Allow others to make changes to your data.”
If a shared database is not allowed to be changed, users see italicized field labels
and
when they move the cursor over the fields.
Users viewing your shared database can’t create or delete fields or make changes
to form layouts.
If you make certain types of changes to the database while it being shared (create
fields, collections, or folders; delete folders; change field options or the database
name), users are prompted to disconnect from the database and then reconnect
to ensure they have the latest version.
7 Leave Bento open on your computer for users to see your shared database on
other computers.
Important Users editing a shared database can’t undo their changes once they have
tabbed or clicked outside the field currently being edited.
To disconnect a shared database, click next to the shared database.
Turning Off Database Sharing
You can turn off database sharing to prevent other users on your local network from
seeing your database.