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New iPhoto integration
• See all your albums listed in the Bento Libraries pane automatically - no importing required.
• View your iPhoto information inside Bento in the new Grid view, Table view, Form view or Split view.
• Add additional fields and forms to store more information about your photos beyond what iPhoto stores.
• Link photos to contacts, projects, events or other data stored in Bento.
Note: Photos and associated data from iPhoto can only be viewed from within Bento and cannot be edited. However, you can add new fields to your Bento forms to store more data about your photos, but it will not appear in iPhoto.
New Grid view
• View any library in the new Grid view to show a grid of images or thumbnail views of your forms.
• Customize the Grid view to display additional information under each thumbnail that is most relevant to you, like phone numbers or email addresses for all your contacts.
• Create and view your own customized thumbnail forms. For example, say you have 40 products that you're selling. You could create a form where you have an image of the product next to the part number and price to see multiple product cards together on one screen.
Improved Related data field - now with image thumbnails
• See thumbnail images of a media in your Related data fields (formerly called the Related records list).
• For example, you can link a list of guests to an event - and see a picture of each person.
Improved File List - now with image thumbnails
• See a thumbnail image of each document in the File List instead of seeing a list of text containing names of files.
• For example, you can see the first page of PDF file or a mini version of jpg images.
Improved Table view with media cell
• See mini versions of pictures, movies or PDFs stored in a media field when you're in Table view.
• Use Quick Look to view the media cell contents while in Table view.
New Simple list field type
• Add a freeform table to your forms for quick list tracking.
• Create a quick to-do list for your home search database, or keep track of gifts received at birthdays and weddings.
New Library Folders
• Save space in your Libraries pane by grouping like libraries in a single folder.
• Export the entire folder as a group of templates for easy sharing and uploading to the Bento Template Exchange.
• Export data from all of the libraries at once into separate CSV, Tab delimited, Excel, or Numbers files.
Improved Library Icons
• Change the icon for any library, choosing from the list of available icons.
• Resize your library icons to display either large size or a more compact size to save space in your Libraries pane.
New Image box
• Add a static image, such as a team logo, to any of your forms. The image appears on all records in the library automatically.
• Protect your valuable data with new security options
New! Security Options
• Use the new field type called Encrypted to store sensitive data, like web site logins and banking details.
• Unlock encrypted fields to display contents by entering the database password.
• Assign a database password to your entire Bento database. You will be prompted for the password upon launching Bento. Once the correct password is entered, Bento will open your database giving you full access to all your libraries.
• Assign a sharing password to allow others access to your shared libraries. This password is different from the database password and only allows access to specific libraries that you have chosen to share over a local area network
Keep your team informed and up-to-date
New Multi-user sharing
• Share your Bento libraries with up to 5 other Bento users on your local area network.
• Choose to share your entire Bento database or selected libraries.
• Add a sharing password that prevents access to shared libraries by unauthorized users.
• Allow adding, deleting, and updating information or choose to limit access to viewing only so no changes can be made.
• Uses Apple Bonjour to automatically find shared Bento libraries on the same network.
Sharing requires each user to have their own copy of Bento, and a local area network using a wired or Wi-Fi wireless connection.
iCal events cannot be edited by others when sharing libraries.
Get even more new features
New Group emailing
• Send one email to multiple recipients through Apple Mail with a few clicks.
• Select the email addresses that you'd like to send to in Table view, then choose 'Email Selected Addresses' from the Edit menu. Apple Mail opens, creates a new message, puts the selected email addresses in the 'To:" field and leaves the cursor in the Subject field so you can complete the group email.
Improved Theme Chooser
• Browse, try, and apply themes more easily than in previous versions.
New Print blank form
• Print a blank version of any form, great for surveys and sign up lists.
New Copy forms
• Now you can copy forms within a library and between collections - a huge time saver and great way to keep things consistent throughout your libraries.
New 10 additional templates
• New pre-designed templates include: vacation planner, health records, job search, house search, wine collection, home maintenance, party planner, TV & movie catalog, user names and passwords, and meeting notes.
Have an iPhone or iPod touch?
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$49 ($99 Family Pack)
$20 upgrade rebate for qualifying Bento 1 and Bento 2 users.
For more information, visit:
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