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
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can speed up a lot of your daily tasks with keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts are a great time saver and (most of them, at least) are very easy to remember. Here's an overview of keyboard shortcuts in Book Collector.
These keyboard shortcuts are a combination of two, and sometimes three, keys. They should be pressed in the order shown and be held down until the second (or third) key is pressed.
An Overview of Keyboard Shortcuts
| Windows | |
| Ctrl + O | Open Database |
| Ctrl + S | Save Database |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ins | Add Books Automatically |
| Shift + Ins | Add Book Manually |
| Ctrl + Enter | Edit Book |
| Shift + Enter | Edit Mutliple Books |
| Ctrl + Ins | Duplicate Book |
| Ctrl + U | Update Book(s) Automatically |
| Ctrl + A | Select All |
| Ctrl + F | Quick Search |
| Ctrl + Alt + F | Filter On/Off |
| F5 | Refresh |
| F1 | Manual |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | Reset Toolbars |
| Ctrl + + | Increase Font Size |
| Ctrl + - | Decrease Font Size |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset Font Size |
| Ctrl + R | Select Random |
| When in Edit Book Screen (Windows only) | |
| F2 | Edit Value (for lookup fields) |
| F4 | Enter Current Date (in date field) |
| F8 | Clear Field (in edit multiple |
| Alt + N | Go to next item in current list |
| Alt + P | Go to previous item in current list |
| Mac | |
| Cmd + , | Preferences |
| Cmd + H | Hide Book Collector |
| Option + Cmd + H | Hide Others |
| Cmd + Q | Quit Book Collector |
| Cmd + N | New |
| Cmd + O | Open |
| Cmd + S | Save |
| Shift + Cmd + S | Save As |
| Shift + Cmd + P | Page Setup |
| Cmd + P | |
| Shift + Cmd + M | Import From Other Collection |
| Cmd + I | Import From XML |
| Shift + Cmd + E | Export To HTML |
| Option + Cmd + I | Export To iPhone or iPod Touch |
| Cmd + A | Select All |
| Cmd + R | Select Random |
| Option + Cmd + N | Add Book Automatically |
| Shift + Cmd + N | Add Book Manually |
| Cmd + E | Edit Book |
| Cmd + M | Edit Multiple Books |
| Cmd + D | Duplicate Book |
| Cmd + Backspace | Remove Books |
| Cmd + U | Update Book Automatically |
| Option + Cmd + T | Special Characters |
| Cmd + F | Quick Search |
| Shift + Cmd + C | Synchronize To Connect |