Using FileMaker Bento, Rough Cuts

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction    1

1 Bento: The Database for the Rest of Us    7

Introducing Bento    7

Looking at Bento    7

It’s All About Your Data    10

Bento’s Three Roles    11

Bento Lets You Leap Over Boundaries    12

How Much Programming Does Bento Require?    12

What Does “Personal”Mean?    13

Getting Started with Bento    14

Understanding Bento Terminology    16

Fields    17

Records    21

Libraries    22

Collections    22

2 Using the Bento Window    25

Getting Around the Bento Window    25

Create a Library    28

Using the Records Area    29

Introducing Table Views    30

Introducing Grid Views    30

Using Split Views    31

Creating a New Record    33

Entering Text Data    35

Printing a Record    36

Finding Data    38

Using Advanced Find    39

Deleting a Record    42

Using Table Views in Bento    42

Sorting a Table View in Bento    42

Pasting Data into Table View in Bento (Part 1)    43

Editing Fields with Table View in Bento    44

Pasting Data into Table View in Bento (Part 2)    44

Using the Libraries & Fields Pane    44

Using Library Folders    45

Using Library Icons    46

Setting Bento Preferences    47

3 Working with Bento Forms    49

Working with Forms    49

Duplicate and Rename a Form    52

Customizing a Form with Themes    53

Choose a Theme    54

Customizing a Form’s Fields    56

Copy Forms within a Library    60

4 Building a Bento Library from Your Own Data    63

Getting Started Organizing Your Data    63

Reviewing Your Legacy Data    64

Working with Data Formats    64

Performing a Basic Data Import    67

Import Data Into a New Bento Library    69

Cleaning Up Imported Data    74

5 Working with Phone, URL, IM, and Address Fields and Lists in Contacts    77

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