User manual
Table Of Contents
- Bento® 4
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book Library
- Migrating the iCal, iPhoto, and Address Book Libraries
- Using Collections
- Using Form View
- About Forms
- Creating Records in Form View
- Editing Records in Form View
- Duplicating Records in Form View
- Deleting Records in Form View
- Creating Forms
- Deleting Forms
- Showing and Hiding Forms
- Duplicating Forms
- Copying Forms
- Renaming Forms
- Locking and Unlocking 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
- About Table View
- Selecting Records in Table View
- Creating Records in Table View
- Editing Records in Table View
- Duplicating Records in Table View
- Deleting Records in Table View
- Sorting Records
- Working with Fields and Columns in Table View
- Creating Fields in Table View
- Adding Fields in Table View
- Working with Media Fields in Table View
- Changing Options for a Field in Table View
- Completing Text Automatically as You Type
- Duplicating Fields
- Changing the Field Type
- Showing and Hiding Columns
- Deleting Fields in Table View
- Reordering Columns
- Resizing Columns
- Filling Fields Automatically
- Summarizing Column Data
- Using Grid View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Syncing
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Reverting to a Previous Version of Bento
- Index
126 Chapter 11 Backing Up and Restoring Information
Creating a Backup File
When you create a Bento backup file, you create a copy of the data that is in Bento. It’s
a good idea to back up your Bento data before you make extensive changes, such as
importing data, deleting libraries, or significantly changing forms.
To create a backup file:
1 Choose File > Back Up Bento Data.
2 Use the default name and location or type a name and location for the
backup file.
3 Click Save.
4 (Optional) If you display Address Book or iCal application data in Bento, you
should back
up the data in those applications next. The Bento backup file
does not include data from those applications.
Restoring from a Backup File
When you restore data from a Bento backup file, you replace the data that is in Bento
with the contents of the Bento backup file. Any additions you have made in Bento
since you created the backup file are lost. Any deleted records are recovered.
To restore data from a backup file:
1 (Optional) If you display Address Book or iCal application data in Bento, you
should restore the data from those applications’ archive (Address Book) or
backup (iCal) files first. The Bento backup file does not include data from
those applications.
2 Choose File > Restore from Bento Backup and locate the backup file.
3 Click Open.
4 When Bento displays a confirmation dialog, click Continue. Bento loads the
contents of the Bento backup file.