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
50 Chapter 6 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.
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 52.
4 Create records.
See ”Creating Records in Form View” on page 48.
Deleting Forms
To delete a form:
1 Select the library or collection you want to delete a form from.
2 Select the form you want to delete.
3 Click in the navigation bar or choose Forms > Delete Form.
If there is only one form, you can’t delete it.