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Chapter 9 Using Fields 99
Locking Bento
You can lock Bento to hide the Bento window and protect your data.
To lock Bento:
1 Choose Bento > Preferences.
2 Click Security at the top of the window.
3 Click the lock to make changes.
4 Select “Require Database Password when Bento starts.”
5 Choose Bento > Lock Bento.
The Bento window is hidden.
To make the Bento window visible again:
1 Enter your Database Password.
2 Click Submit.
Locking and Unlocking Data in Encrypted Fields
Locking encrypted fields helps keep your data safer, since you have to first unlock the
fields before viewing the data. After you lock encrypted fields, you can’t modify their
contents until you unlock them.
To lock data in all encrypted fields:
In form view, select an encrypted field and click next to the field. Then select Lock
Encrypted Fields. In table view, select an encrypted field and click the pop-up menu in
the column header, then choose Lock Encrypted Fields.
A appears next to all encrypted fields in form view, and bullets replace the
contents of all encrypted fields.
Note You can’t copy data from encrypted fields, and you can’t paste into encrypted
fields when they are locked.
To unlock data in all encrypted fields:
1 In form view, select an encrypted field and click next to the field. Then
select Unlock Encrypted Fields. In table view, select an encrypted field and
click the pop-up menu in the column header, then choose Unlock Encrypted
Fields.
2 Enter your Database Password, then click Submit.
A appears next to all encrypted fields in form view.