Contents

Bento 4 Help
Welcome to Bento
Bringing It All Together
Using Address Book Data
Using iCal Data
Using iPhoto Data
Managing Data in Libraries
Importing Data from Other Applications
Creating Collections
Creating Relationships
About This Document
Resources for Learning More
Overview of Bento
Home Dialog
Bento Window
Libraries Pane
Records Area
Search Field and Advanced Find
Fields Pane
Using Libraries
About Libraries
Creating a Library Using the Bento Templates
Creating a New Blank Library
Changing the Icon for a Library
Sharing Your Bento Database
Turning Off Database Sharing
Looking for Shared Databases
Setting a Password for a Shared Database
Opening a Password-Protected Shared Database
Working with Shared Encrypted Fields
Grouping Libraries
Deleting Records from a Library
Deleting a Library
Using the Address Book, iCal, and iPhoto Libraries
Displaying the Address Book, iCal, and iPhoto Libraries
Displaying Data from the Address Book Application
Displaying Data from the iCal Application
Displaying Data from the iPhoto Application
Address Book Library
Bento Address Book Fields That Update the Address Book Application
Troubleshooting Address Book Updates
Address Book Data and Backups
iCal Events and iCal Tasks Libraries
Bento Event Fields That Update the iCal Application
Bento Task Fields That Update the iCal Application
Troubleshooting iCal Updates
iCal Data and Backups
iPhoto Library
Troubleshooting iPhoto Updates
iPhoto Data and Backups
Using Related Data Fields in the iPhoto Library
Using Collections
About Collections
Creating Collections
Removing Records from a Collection
Deleting a Collection
About Smart Collections
Creating Smart Collections
Changing a Smart Collection
Using Form View
About Forms
Creating Records in Form View
Editing Records in Form View
Adding the Current Date and Time to a Field
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
Changing the Theme
Resizing Column Widths
Changing the Position and Size of Field Labels
Changing the Size of Text
Changing the Shading of Fields
Aligning the Right Edges of Fields
Adding Text Boxes
Adding Image Boxes
Adding Horizontal Separators
Adding Column Dividers
Adding Spacers
Using Table View
About Table View
Setting Table View Text Size
Selecting Records in Table View
Creating Records in Table View
Editing Records in Table View
Copying and Pasting Data 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
About Grid View
Viewing the Grid and a Form at the Same Time
Displaying Grid View Items
Setting Grid View Options
Changing the Display Size of Grid View Items
Working with Library Folders in Grid View
Using Fields
About Fields
Field Types
Creating Fields
Creating Calculation Fields
Creating File List Fields
Creating Message List Fields
Creating Location Fields
Creating Related Data Fields
Navigating to Related Records
Using the Fields Pane
Changing an Existing Field from One Type to Another
Working with List Fields
Sending Emails
Adding Mac OS X Mail Items to a Message List Field
Working with Files Stored in File List Fields and Message List Fields
Previewing Files with Quick Look
Working with Simple List Fields
Working with Related Data Fields
Working with Media Fields
Taking Photos
Adding Media Files
Playing a Movie or Sound File
Positioning Images
Changing the Display Size of Images
Exporting Images
Deleting Media Files
Working with Encrypted Fields
Setting a Password for Your Bento Database
Locking Bento
Locking and Unlocking Data in Encrypted Fields
Showing or Hiding Data in Encrypted Fields
Working with Location Fields
Importing, Exporting, and Printing
About Comma-Separated and Tab-Separated Files
Exporting .csv and .tab Files from Other Applications
Importing Information into Bento
Creating a Library by Importing
Importing into an Existing Library
Importing a Library Template
Additional Ways to Import Information
Field Types Supported for Import
Exporting Information from Bento
Exporting from a Library, Collection, or Smart Collection
Submitting Templates to the Bento Template Exchange
Exporting from Search or Advanced Find
Additional Ways to Export Information
Export Considerations for Specific Field Types
Printing Information
Printing from Libraries and Collections
Creating and Using Custom Page Sizes for Form View
Printing from Search or Advanced Find
Printing Labels
Backing Up and Restoring Information
About Bento Backup Files
Using the Back Up Reminder
Changing the Back Up Reminder
Creating a Backup File
Restoring from a Backup File
Using Time Machine with Bento
Syncing
Syncing Information Between Your Mac and Devices
Connecting Your Device to the Same Wi-Fi Network as Your Computer
Syncing for the First Time
Syncing Bento for Mac with Bento for iPhone or Bento for iPad
Migrating the Address Book Library
Managing Connected Devices
Troubleshooting Syncing
Keyboard Shortcuts
Reverting to a Previous Version of Bento
Reverting to a Previous Version from Bento 4