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
58 Chapter 5 Using Form View
To remove a selected record from a collection:
1 Select the collection.
2 Navigate to the record you want to remove.
3 Choose Records > Remove Record.
If you click Remove from Collection, the record is removed only from the
collection, not the library. If you click Delete, the record is permanently removed
from both the library and the collection.
Note if you delete a record from the Address Book library, the record is also
deleted in the Address Book application. If you delete a record from the iCal
Events or iCal Tasks library, the record is also deleted in the iCal application.
Creating Forms
To create a form:
1 Select the library or collection you want to add a form to.
2 Click in the navigation bar or choose Forms > New Form.
In the Form name dialog, type a name, then click OK.
3 Add fields to the blank form.
See ”Adding Fields to a Form” on page 59.
4 Create records.
See ”Creating Records in Form View” on page 56.
Deleting Forms
To delete a form:
1 Select the library or collection you want to delete a form from.
2 Click in the navigation bar or choose Forms > Delete Form.
If there is only one form, you can’t delete it.
Duplicating Forms
To duplicate a form:
1 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form Name.
2 Choose Forms > Duplicate Form.