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 Field Defaults Adding e-book Files Importing from text Managing your Wish List Scanning ISBN Search Settings Editing Books Editing Multiple Books Adding Links and Files List Items and more Update File Links Find Cover Image Managing Pseudonyms Editing List Icons Adding a Box Set Custom Field Names Changing the layout Sorting your Collection Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Book Collector CLZ Books for iPhone/iPod CLZ Books for Android CLZ Books HD for iPad Synchronize with Connect Printing a Simple List Using Folders Loan Manager Using the Filter screen Lists for insurance purposes Exporting your collection Database Totals The Options Screen Updating Book Collector Linking your books Print screen Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Data Submission Guidelines Collection Statistics Validating Book Collector Field Reference
Customizing Book Collector
Screen Font
Use Ctrl+PLUS and Ctrl+MINUS to increase and decrease the main screen font size or click View > Font Size.Go to: Tools > Options > Screen Font to choose a completely different font. Be careful not to choose Webdings or Windings (or a similar graphics font). It might look funny for a while, but it's pretty much useless. If it does happen (of course accidentally), click here to see how to change it back.
Screen Layout
How about changing the way your main screen looks and flows?That's easy as pie...
- In the menu, choose View > Screen Layout
- Now choose one from the available layouts
The Full Height Details is a nice one, it gives you more space to view the detail of the selected book.
The Full Height Tree layout works well for most people though, which is why that one is selected as the "default" view.
Oh, I almost forgot: you can resize the individual panels too, just drag
the dividers that separate them.
Templates
Most users like to customize the look of the book details in the lower right. Here's how you do it:
- Right click the details panel and choose "Details View Template" from the popup-menu that appears. The menu will expand to show you the available layouts.
- Choose a layout and another sub-menu appears with the available styles for that layout.
- Now choose a style and the appearance of the book details will change to your selected layout and style.
List Columns
Which columns are shown in the list is fully configurable. Just follow these steps:- Right click the column header of the list and choose Columns, then Choose Columns.
- In the Column Field Selection screen, use the checkboxes to decide which fields to show as columns. Check the ones you want, uncheck the ones you don't want, it's as simple as that.
- Change the order of the columns by dragging the field names up or down.
- When you're done, click OK.