What many of us might normally refer to as a database is referred to as a "Library" in Bento-speak. I'm guessing this choice of words comes from the fact that Bento is the low-end sibling of the Filemaker relational database package where a database is made up of a number of libraries. Bento is a simple flat-file application where libraries are not linked.
To add a new library using the Bento for iPhone app, go to the Bento Home screen by tapping the button labeled "Home" in the bottom left corner of the app, and then tap the button misleadingly labeled "RecordAdd" in the bottom right corner of the screen. You can learn about adding libraries by reading the help topic called "Working with Libraries." I find the Bento Mac and iPhone apps to be very helpful and quite VO friendly, although the Mac version is imperfect and tends to flake out with VO more often than some other apps. The PDF version of the Bento for Mac user guide is one of the few PDF documents that I found to be truly navigable in Preview. It is a very good beginner's guide to Bento for Mac, but for more advanced work you'll need to scour the web. I have not used their templates, but there is a hole community that creates templates and makes them available through what they call the Bento Template Exchange, which is linked from their website. HTH, Bryan On Nov 12, 2011, at 9:15 PM, krystal watson wrote: > can i add other databases how do i use them i broght both the mac and i o s > version looks complacated from my first look but i will get used to it i am > sure > On 13/11/2011, at 3:41 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > >> I use Bento for iPhone and iTouch. It costs US $4.99. It is fully VO >> accessible and can sync with Bento for Mac and Bento for iPad if you also >> use those products. You can select a field and sort ascending or descending. >> It can also be used to manage your contacts, tasks and calendar in a tabular >> format that I sometimes find preferable to the interface of those native >> apps. I keep meaning to add a review to applevis, but.... Maybe this weekend. >> >> The Help button within Bento presents a thorough, if somewhat awkwardly >> organized, set of instructions for using the app. You can also view the help >> from any web browser by going to the following URL: >> http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7215/~/bento-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch-help >> >> Here's a link to Bento in the US iTunes App Store: >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bento/id314638461?mt=8 >> >> HTH, >> Bryan >> >> On Nov 12, 2011, at 4:16 AM, krystal watson wrote: >> >>> was wondering if its possible to or if there is a app out there so you can >>> list your dvds and it will put them in a list in aphabetical order like the >>> braille note has i like the one on that but the i phone is much smaller >>> pluss my mum and dad can read and use the i phone to see what dvds i have >>> if there was a database maniger any help would be nice thanks >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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