Creating Location Fields

In a library such as a vacation journal or customer visit log, you can use a location field to track your location (latitude and longitude) and to see a map of the location in your web browser. If you have an active connection to a wireless network and Mac OS X 10.6 installed, you can set up a location field to capture the information automatically.

To create a location field:

1	Choose Insert > New Field or press Control-N.

2	Choose Location.

3	Name the field.

4	Select a format: Decimal Degrees or Degrees, Minutes & Seconds.

Example of a location in Decimal Degrees format:
37.406300° N, 121.983400° W

Example of a location in Degrees, Minutes & Seconds format:
37°24’ 23” N, 121°59’0” W

For more information about latitude and longitude values, see ”Field Types” on page 84.

5	Select “Automatically enter location” to capture your current location when a record is modified or created (requires an active connection to a wireless network and Mac OS X 10.6 installed).

Choose “When the record is modified” or “When the record is created.”

6	Click Create.

The new field is added to the Fields pane and the current form.

Note  Bento can enter your current location only if you have enabled Location Services in System Preferences. For OS X Lion 10.7, you also need to select the Bento checkbox in the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences to allow Bento to determine your location.

 

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