Book Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Book Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding Books How to search your Collection Adding Books Automatically Adding Books Manually Barcode Scanning Adding e-book Files Search Settings Importing from text Managing your Wish List Importing from Windows/XML Field Defaults Editing Books Editing Multiple Books List Items and more Adding Links and Files Update File Links Find Cover Image Managing Pseudonyms Editing List Icons Adding a Box Set Changing the layout Sorting your Collection Custom Field Names Using Folders Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Book Collector Activating Connect Sync & Share Linking your books for Connect CLZ Books for iPhone/iPod CLZ Books for Android CLZ Books HD for iPad Loan Manager Printing a Simple List Lists for insurance purposes Using the Filter screen Updating Book Collector The Options Screen Print screen Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Data Submission Guidelines Lists for insurance purposes Collection Statistics Validating Book Collector Field Reference
Using Folders
Note: The ability to create your own folder sets is a PRO feature only. If you wish to create your own folder sets and you own a standard license, you'll need to Upgrade to Pro.
Introduction
Folders allow you to browse your collection via the Main Screen in various ways. For example, you can organize your collection into Genre, Format, Release or Rating folders, and many, many more. Almost any field in Book Collector can be set as a folder. You can also create folders within folders. Book Collector comes with a variety of preset folders, but you can also create your own custom sets.
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Defining Folders
You can define a folder via the Folder Field Selection screen.
- Click View > Folders > Choose Folder Fields
You'll now see the Folder Field Selection screen.
Folder Field Selection Screen
Saved Field Sets are shown on the right. Fields available for use as Folders are shown on the right. Select a Saved Set on the right to view which fields are used with that set. For example, if you select 'Genre', from the Saved Field/Folder Set, you'll see Genre shown in the Selected Folders section.
Tick the boxes for the fields you wish to use as Folders (Mac users: Click and drag from the section on the left to the Selected Folders area on the right)
Back to ContentsSelecting Folders
After defining a Saved Field Set, you can select it via the menu View > Folders or by clicking the Folder icon at the top of the Tree List. The selected folder set's name will appear next to the folder at the top of the Tree List.
If you wish to disable folders, click View > Folders > No Folders.
Back to ContentsThe [None] Folder
When selecting certain Folder Sets, you may notice the [None] folder at the top of the list.
The [None] folder defines books in your collection that have not been assigned a value for the folder set you've selected. For example, if you have selected Genre folders, the [None] Folder will contain books in your collection that do not have a Genre assigned. If the Subject folders are selected, then the [None] folder represents books that do not have a Subject, etc.
To remove items from the [None] Folder, you will need to specify a value for the book that appears in the [None] Folder. Open the Edit Book screen and enter something for that field, the book will then be moved out of the [None] Folder.
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