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 37
database. For more information about the Database Password, see ”Setting a
Password for Your Bento Database” on page 97.
Users can lock and unlock data in shared encrypted fields. For more information, see
”Locking and Unlocking Data in Encrypted Fields” on page 98.
Grouping Libraries
You can organize a group of libraries within a folder.
To create a library folder:
1 Choose File > New Library Folder.
An untitled folder is created in the Libraries pane above the currently selected
library or folder.
2 Enter a new name for the folder and press Return.
To add a library to a library folder:
Select the library and drag it to the desired library folder.
Deleting Records from a Library
To delete records from a library:
1 Select the library.
2 Select the records and press Command-Delete.
Note When you press Command-Delete, the records are permanently deleted from
both the library and any collection or related data fields that displayed them.
Deleting a Library
To delete a library:
Select the library and press the Delete key. When you press Delete, the library and all
of its records are deleted.
Any related data fields in other libraries based on this library are also deleted.
Note You cannot delete the Address Book, iCal Events, iCal Tasks, or iPhoto libraries. If
you do not want to display these libraries, see
”Displaying the Address Book, iCal, and
iPhoto Libraries” on page 39.