Book Collector Manual

for Windows edition

Getting Started

Welcome to Book Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding Books How to search your Collection

Adding

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

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

Customizing

Custom Field Names Changing the layout Sorting your Collection Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Book Collector

Enjoying & Sharing

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

Reference

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

Loan Manager

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Introduction

Book Collector's new and improved Loan Manager allows you to easily track books that you've loaned, who you've loaned them to and when they are due to be returned. The new Loan Manager can also warn you when a book on loan is overdue.

Loaning a book
The Loan Manager
Using a barcode scanner to loan books

Returning a book
Managing Loanees

Overdue Books

Loaning a book

Loaning a book from Book Collector can be done in a few ways.

Via the Loan menu

Select the book you wish to loan from your Main List
Click Loans > Loan Book

Using the Loan Icon in your toolbar

Select the book you wish to loan from your Main List
Click the icon with the red arrow (shown above)

After selecting one of the methods above, a new screen will appear.

Here you can define who you are loaning the book to, as well as specifying the loan and due date.

The date highlighted in blue represents the date you've selected, the red box indicates todays date.

If you accidentally set a Return Date, click 'Clear' to remove it.

Tip: You can place multiple books on loan to one person by holding CTRL then clicking on the books from your Main List. With all the books selected, use one of the methods above to place all those books on loan.

Once you've defined the date and the Loanee click OK and the book will be placed into your Loan Manager.

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The Loan Manager

The Loan Manager enables you to quickly see which books are on loan, who they are on loan to and most importantly, which books are overdue. You can also loan and return books directly from here using your barcode scanner.

To access the Loan Manager click Loans > Manage Loans.

At the top you can see books which are currently on loan.

Entries highlighted in red indicate that the book is overdue.

Below the Current Loans you have your Loan History, this contains the history of all books you've ever loaned, who to, and when they were returned.

Tip: You can sort or filter your list using the columns and search box. Click a column header to change the sort order, or type something, such as the loanee name into the search box. To activate/deactivate a filter, click the funnel icon next to the search field.

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Using a barcode scanner to loan books

You can use your barcode scanner to quickly loan and return books via the Loan Manager screen. Here's how:

Click Loans > Loan Manager
Select 'Loan an item'

Define a Loanee and due date for the loan
Click in the ISBN field then scan the book's ISBN with your scanner
The book will automatically be added to your Current Loans

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Returning books

Returning books is just as easy as putting them on loan. You can use the same menu or icons you used when loaning the book.

Via the Loan menu

Select the book you wish to return from your Main List
Click Loans > Return Book

Using the Loan Icon in your toolbar

Select the book you wish to loan from your Main List
Click the icon with the green arrow (shown above)

Via the Loan Manager

Click 'Return an Item'
Scan the ISBN into the ISBN field

You can also return books by dragging them from the Current Loans to the Loan History.

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Managing Loanees

During the process of loaning a book you are asked to specify who the book will be on loan to. When you do this, the name is automatically added to your 'Loaned To' list.

You can add details such as the loanee's home address, telephone number and e-mail address. Here's how:

Click Tools > Edit Lists
Use the yellow folder icon in the top left to locate the 'Loaned To' list
Click the green + to create a new entry, or double click an existing one to edit
Here you can enter additional information about the loanee

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Overdue Books

The new Loan Manager now has a built in notification system. If a book on loan becomes overdue, a pop up appears when you start Book Collector.

This warning will appear each time you start Book Collector and you have an overdue loan. You can disable the warning by ticking the box 'Don't notify me…'. You can also toggle this warning in the Options.

Click Tools > Options > Loans
Here you can control whether or not you'll be warned about overdue loans

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