I added a "Time" file to "Jane's Housewarming" with just a few taps. But that doesn't mean it's not available! You also tweak the field layouts by tapping the edit icon (a pencil icon) and dragging the fields into new arrangements or adding new fields entirely. I keyed in "Jane's Housewarming" in the title field, "123 Main St." in the location field, and input the date in the date field.įileMaker, oddly, removed the specific hour-based start and end time that used to appear by default. To do that, I tapped "Events," which opened a blank page. I put these features to use by creating an "Events" Library entry to keep track of upcoming important dates. Bento 4 recognizes when you tap inside a field that accepts numerical data ("Cost," "Quantity," and "Serial Number") by launching a virtual numerical pad-an excellent addition for number crunchers. When I opened the "Diet Log" Library, the date, weight, and calories fields were filled in with example numbers. In fact, Bento 4 fills out the form with a mock entry just to get you up to speed with how data is presented. All in all, the design is an improvement over the previous version.ĭatabase Creation and Customization Creating a new database entry is as simple as selecting a template or bringing a finger to the button in the lower-left corner of the screen if you're already within a template. Holding the iPad horizontally gives you a slightly wider main content area that makes it a bit easier to key in information. You can quickly switch among libraries by tapping their respective icons. It displays a two-column layout that consists of a main content area and a sidebar that houses the different libraries you've created.
#FILEMAKER BENTO 4 UPDATE#
And new features, such as voice recording, makes Bento (one of our 100 Best iPad Apps) even better. That said, Bento 4 for iPad's wireless sync-which requires the iPad and desktop computer to be connected to the same signal (a big limitation)-needs an overall in an era where cloud data synching (such as to Google Docs) is the norm.īento 1.1 displayed content in different ways depending on how you held the iPad, but the latest update offers virtually identical views in both horizontal and vertical views.
#FILEMAKER BENTO 4 FOR MAC OS#
Bento 4 for iPad can be used as a standalone iPad app, or in conjunction with the $49 Bento 4 for Mac OS X.īento for iPad is far more accessible for the average user than FileMaker's business-centric FileMaker Go ($39.99, 4 stars) thanks to an attractive, intuitive UI, and the ability to create new database entries. The $9.99 organizational iPad app makes it simple for anyone-even novices-to create attractive databases in just minutes, thanks to 40 retina display-ready pre-designed templates, a flexible editing system, and a clean, intuitive interface. Keeping your business and personal life in order can prove a true challenge, but FileMaker's Bento 4 for iPad aims to solve the problem.
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