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Meet Bento® 2, the new version of the wildly popular personal database from FileMaker® that's as easy to use as your Mac. Now you can organize everything - from contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos ¿ all in one place. For Mac OS X Leopard only. Highlights ¿ Organizes contacts, calendars, emails, events, files and photos - all in one place ¿ Super-easy to learn and use ¿ Links directly to Mac OS X Address Book, iCal, and Apple Mail ¿ Works with iPhone, iPod Touch and Mobile Me through Address Book and iCal ¿ Works seamlessly with Excel and Numbers ¿ Comes with more than 20 ready-to-use templates and themes Bring together Address Book, iCal, Apple Mail, and more! From contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos, you can organize just about every type of information you have ¿ all in one place. The perfect complement to Excel and Numbers. If you¿re managing lists in Microsoft Excel or iWork Numbers, you can easily bring them into Bento to view your information in beautiful Bento forms, get easy iTunes-style searching, instant sorting, quick summary stats, and much more! Get organized with style. Even if you're brand new to the Mac community or to databases, it's never been easier to get organized thanks to ready-to-use templates and elegant themes designed by Mac artists.
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Meet Bento 2, the new version of the wildly popular personal database from FileMaker that's as easy to use as your Mac. Now you can organize everything--from contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos--all in one place. Family five-pack license for Mac OS X Leopard only./p h3bBento Family 5-Pack License/b/h3 The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Bento software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that same household. By "household" Apple is referring to a person or persons sharing the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home or condominium. This license does not extend to students who reside at a separate on-campus location or to business or commercial users. You may not make the Software available over a network. table width="300" cellpadding="20" align="left" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001K6PA1C-1-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiNow you can organize everything--from contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos--all in one place. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr /table table width="300" cellpadding="10" align="right" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001K6PA1C-2-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiIt's never been easier to get organized thanks to ready-touse templates and elegant themes designed by Mac artists. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001K6PA1C-3-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiEasily bring lists from Microsoft Excel or iWork Numbers into Bento Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001K6PA1C-4-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiUse Bento to organize all the details of your busy life. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B001K6PA1C-5-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiOrganize it all with Bento! Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr /table pbBring together Address Book, iCal, Apple Mail, and more!/bbr From contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos, you can organize just about every type of information you have--all in one place. pbThe perfect complement to Excel and Numbers./bbr If you're managing lists in Microsoft Excel or iWork Numbers, you can easily bring them into Bento to view your information in beautiful Bento forms, get easy iTunes-style searching, instant sorting, quick summary stats, and much more! pbGet organized with style./bbr Even if you're brand new to the Mac community or to databases, it's never been easier to get organized thanks to ready-to-use templates and elegant themes designed by Mac artists. h3bWhat's New in Bento 2/b/h3 Meet Bento 2, the new version of the wildly popular personal database from FileMaker that's as easy to use as your Mac. Bento brings your important information together in one place to help you get organized. Here's what's new in Bento 2. pbApple Mail Integration--Get instant access to related mail messages/bbr ul liLink Apple Mail email messages, notes, and RSS articles directly to information stored in Bento with a simple drag and drop. liView messages instantly from within Bento using Quick Look. liOpen selected messages in Apple Mail with a single click to easily reply or forward. /ul pbMore Spreadsheet-like Behavior--Includes familiar spreadsheet features/bbr ul liUse the new fill down feature or copy and paste to enter information faster and easier than ever before. liClick, type, and tab to enter data just like you do in Microsoft Excel or iWork Numbers. liAdd new fields and change field types right from the Table View. /ul pbDirect Numbers and Excel Support--Work with Numbers and Excel seamlessly/bbr ul liDirectly import iWork Numbers or Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. You no longer need to save spreadsheets as CSV files first. liDirectly export Bento libraries to iWork Numbers or Microsoft Excel format. You no longer need to export libraries as CSV files first. liCopy and paste selected blocks of spreadsheet data into Bento to view information in beautiful Bento forms, get easy iTunes-style searching, quick sorting and instant summary stats. liCopy and paste Bento data back into your spreadsheet for further analysis and charting. /ul pbImport and Export Tab-Delimited Files--Great news for AppleWorks users/bbr ul liBring your AppleWorks databases and spreadsheets into Bento with a few clicks. liExport your AppleWorks data to a text file and then import into Bento. liExport data from Bento just as easily to send it back to AppleWorks or any program that supports tab-delimited files. /ul pbTemplate Import and Export--Exchange Bento templates with ease/bbr ul liExchange your favorite Bento library templates with other Bento users by simply exporting individual templates. liGet templates from other Bento users by importing them with a simple drag and drop. /ul pbSplit View--See summaries and details together/bbr ul liThe new hybrid Split View shows summaries and details together on one screen to make viewing and editing information easier than ever. liSee a list of information in Table View on top and details in Form View below--all on the same screen. /ul table align="left" cellpadding="10" width="350" style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #ccc; margin: 25px;" tr td p align="center"bUse Bento to organize all the details of your busy life!/b ul liManage unlimited contact details liLink important emails to people, projects and events liCoordinate events, parties and fundraisers liTrack projects, assignments, and deadlines liPrioritize to-do lists and action items liCatalog inventory, donations and items for sales liRecord hours worked and payments due liAssign ratings to service providers and sellers liCreate libraries for music, movies, and media liOrganize files and photos with related contacts, projects and events /ul /td /tr /table pbFaster Form Customization--Say "goodbye" to customize mode/bbr ul liChange a form layout instantly without having to enter Customize Mode. liClick on a field's label to select it--then move it, resize it, change the font size, shading and more. liClick inside the field to edit data. /ul pbBuilt-In Links to Maps and Chat--Get maps and start chats from Bento/bbr ul liClick the new button near an address to automatically display maps or driving directions from the Web. liStart a chat session with your IM buddies right from within Bento. (Requires an Internet connection and instant messaging account.) /ul pbMore Printing Options--Print forms and lists easier/bbr ul liIn Form View, you can now print more than one record per page. liIn Table View, you can use the new "Fit to Width" option to make your columns automatically fit the width of the page. /ul pbTen More Themes--Make your forms look even better/bbr ul liDress your data in designer style, bring excitement to your day with new colors, or add a refreshing splash to your forms with the new swimming pool and sandy beach themes. liPreview themes before applying them to quickly find just the look you want. /ul