Bento 2 Review

Bringing it all together to get you organized.

Meet Bento® 2, the new version of the wildly popular personal database from FileMaker® that’s as easy to use as your Mac.

Bring together Address Book, iCal, Mail, and more!
Now you can organize everything – from contacts and calendars, to emails and events, to files and photos – 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 new to Mac or to databases, it’s never been easier to get organized thanks to ready-touse templates and elegant themes designed by Mac artists.

Here is what is new in Bento 2:

• Apple Mail Integration – Get instant access to related mail messages
• More Spreadsheet-like Behavior – Includes familiar spreadsheet features
• Direct Numbers and Excel Support – Work with Numbers and Excel seamlessly
• Import and Export Tab-Delimited Files – Great news for AppleWorks users
• Template Import and Export – Exchange Bento templates with ease
• Split View – See summaries and details together on one screen
• Faster Form Customization – Say “goodbye” to customize mode
• Built-In Links to Maps and Chat – Get maps and start chats from Bento
• More Printing Options – Print forms and lists easier
• Ten More Themes – Make your forms look even better

Plus many more features that let you link to a detailed view of every related record, see your existing Address Book photos in Bento, drag music and movies from iTunes directly into any media field, change the font size of field labels, and more!

Minimum Requirements †
- Mac OS X 10.5.4 (Leopard)
- Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
- 512MB of RAM; 1GB recommended
- CD drive for installation

This program looks very nice indeed. Makes me wish I had a Mac.