thanks do u know how to name your library what you want to call it it says in the guide to double click it and i not sure if there is a way to double click using vo if there is i don't know how i am finding the i phone version much easier to use but have the mac vverssion on the mac and i sink ininformation from my i phone to my mac using the mac app an i phone mac smiles just hope i can name my template some how On 14/11/2011, at 3:50 AM, Bryan Jones wrote:
> 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]/>. > 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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