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 7 Using Table View 63
Sorting Records
To sort records:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.
If you want to sort by two or more fields, sort by the least significant field first,
followed by the more important field or fields. For example, to sort records by last
name and first name, first sort by the First Name field, then by the Last Name field.
Working with Fields and Columns in Table View
Creating Fields in Table View
To create a field in table view:
1 For blank libraries, the first field is automatically created with the default
name New Field.
2 Double-click the column header and type a new name for the field, then
press Return.
3 Enter data in the field.
Bento creates a Text field by default. You can change the field to another type. See
”Changing the Field Type” on page 64.
4 Press Tab to create another field, where you can continue typing in the same
record.
5 Repeat steps 2-4 to create as many fields as you want.
Adding Fields in Table View
To add a field before or after a column:
1 Click near the right edge of a column header.
2 Choose Add Field Before or Add Field After.
A new column is inserted before or after the current column with the default
name Field 1.
3 Type a new name for the field.