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
Chapter 6 Using Form View 49
Adding the Current Date and Time to a Field
When editing a record, you can add the current date and time to a date, time, or text
field.
To add the current date and time to a field:
1 Click in the date, time, or text field.
2 Choose Insert > Current Date and Time.
Duplicating Records in Form View
To quickly add a record with the same or similar data as an existing record:
1 Navigate to the record you want to duplicate.
2 Choose Records > Duplicate Record.
Deleting Records in Form View
To permanently delete a selected record from a library:
1 Select the library.
2 Click a form name in the navigation bar or choose View > Form View > Form
Name.
3 Select the record.
4 Choose Records > Delete Record or press Command-Delete.
In the dialog, click Delete.
If the field type is You see the current
Date Date. Set the “Display Time” option to also display the time.
Time Time
Text Date and time