Enhancements in the new version include the capability to see thumbnails of images in Table View, an improved theme chooser, more flexibility with Library icons, and the capability to copy forms within a library. FileMaker bills the feature as a way to create quick to-do lists or manage other lists.Īdditional changes in Bento 3 include a group e-mailing feature that lets users send an e-mail to multiple recipients via OS X’s Mail app with just a few clicks, the capability to print a blank version of any form, and the capability to add a static image box-a logo for a home-based business, say-to any form. Pressing the tab key creates a new column, and you use the arrow keys to navigate between columns and rows. The Grid view also lets you see all libraries in a Library folder, all files in a file list, all shared libraries in a shared database, and thumbnail forms.īento 3’s new Simple List field type creates free-form tables. If you move your mouse over any image, you can cycle through all the images in a record. Again, Bento is taking its cues from other applications here-in this case, iPhoto’s Event view. The new version of Bento introduces a Grid view, which lets users see multiple images and forms at once. While you can add new fields and forms to photos, those changes stay in Bento-they aren’t reflected in the iPhoto application. iPhoto albums appear automatically in Bento 3, showing up in the Library pane. IPhoto albums appear automatically in Bento 3, allowing you to associate photos with contacts, projects, events, and other data.īento 3 also adds iPhoto integration, allowing users to associate photos in their iPhoto libraries with contacts, projects, events, or other data stored in the database application. Shared libraries will appear in Bento’s Library pane under the Shared heading.
Whoever you share with will need their own copy of Bento as well as a connection to the same wired or wireless LAN as you they’ll also need to click the Sharing icon in Bento -> Preferences and select the Look For Shared Bento Databases checkbox.
You’re also able to require a password and allow others to make changes to your database. To take advantage of Bento’s sharing feature, you select Bento -> Preferences, click the Sharing icon, click the Share My Bento Database checkbox, and select the Share Entire Database radio button. Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services for FileMaker, compares sharing in Bento with sharing music libraries in iTunes via Bonjour. Shared libraries appear in the Library pane on the left.
With the latest version of Bento, you can now share and update libraries with up to five other users over a local area network. The sharing capability taps into OS X’s Bonjour feature for network-based sharing with zero configuration on the user’s part. To that end, Bento 3 lets you share and update a Bento library with up to five users over a local area network (LAN). A Relationship field type that allows for one library to link to another library.While Bento is billed as a personal database application, FileMaker has recognized that some users wish to share their libraries with others, whether it’s a family member or a partner in the kind of home-based business that’s among the target market for Bento.A Media List field type that stores photos.
Four special field types that link to macOS's built-in databases: Contacts, Calendar Events, Files, Mail Messages.Basic field types, such as: Text, Multi-Line Comment, Tags, Choice, Date, Duration, URL, Email, Phone Number, Address, Check Box, Number, Currency, and Star Rating.(A stack is similar to a playlist in iTunes, while a smart stack is criteria-based and is similar to a smart playlist.) Allows for further organization of your libraries into "sub-groups" using stacks and smart stacks.
DataOrganizer is intended to be a modern replacement for Bento. DataOrganizer is an easy to use personal database for macOS.