Working with Simple List Fields

You work with columns and rows in simple list fields in much the same way as you do in table view. This section tells you how to do some things with simple list fields. For more information about working with columns, see ”Working with Fields and Columns in Table View” on page 73.

To add information to a simple list, first you need to create a field of the type Simple List. See ”Creating Fields” on page 86.

You can drag a simple list field from the Fields pane onto a form and start typing to add data that is relevant to the record. Bento creates a text field by default, but you can change the field type of the column.

You can work with media data in simple list fields, just as you do in media fields. For more information, see ”Working with Media Fields” on page 105. Also, you can create, view, and edit calculations in simple list fields. For more information see ”Creating Calculation Fields” on page 87.

To add data to a simple list field:

1	Click in a field of the column to which you want to add data, then type in the field.

2	Press Tab to create another column, where you can continue typing in the same record.

Note  You can also copy and paste data from table view or a spreadsheet file into a simple list field.

 

To add a column in a simple list field:

Click  near the right edge of a column header, choose Add Column Before or Add Column After. Type a new name for the column, then press Return or Tab.

 

To change the name of a column in a simple list field:

Do one of these:

•	Double-click the column name, type a new name, then press Return or Tab.

•	Click  near the right edge of a column header and choose Edit Column Name, then change the column name in the dialog. There, you can also change whether you want Bento to complete text automatically as you type in the field.

 

To change a column from one data type to another:

1	Click  near the right edge of a column header.

2	Choose Change To, then select a data type from the list.

Note  Not all data types can be changed. For more information, see ”Changing an Existing Field from One Type to Another” on page 96.

 

To delete a column in a simple list field:

Click   near the right edge of a column header, then choose Delete Column.

 

To show or hide columns in a simple list field:

1	Click in the lower-right corner of the simple list field.

2	To show a column, in the Fields pane, select the checkbox next to the column name.

To hide a column, do one of these:

•	Click   near the right edge of a column header, then choose Hide Column.

•	Click in the lower-right corner of the simple list field. Then, in the Fields pane, deselect the checkbox next to the column name.

 

To show or hide the summary row in a simple list field:

Do one of these:

•	Choose View > Show Summary Row or Hide Summary Row.

•	Click  in the lower-right corner of the simple list field.

For more information about the summary row, see ”Summarizing Column Data” on page 77.

 

To switch between views in the Fields pane:

Click in the lower-right corner of a simple list field to switch between displaying columns in the simple list field and displaying the fields in the library in the Fields pane.

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