First Look: Bento
Posted 11/13/2007 at 2:09am
| by Roman Loyola

To edit a record form, click on the hammer and wrench icon in the upper right of the center Records area. You can add fields from the Fields list by dragging and dropping. You can also adjust field sizes by dragging the box edge to the desired size. Click the image to see a larger picture.
You can also edit the form by using the buttons at the bottom of the Record area.
Bento has three views for looking at your forms. You can switch between views by clicking on one of the choices in the upper left of the center Records area.

The Table view. You can edit data while in this view. Click the image to see a larger picture.
The Overview view. You can add fields to this view by clicking and dragging fields from the Fields column. Click the image to see a larger picture.
The Details view. Shows the other data fields found in Address Book. Click the image to see a larger picture.
That’s the basics of Bento. We’ll have a full, in-depth review in a future issue of Mac|Life and on MacLife.com in January 2008.