Comic Collector Manual

for Windows edition

Getting Started

Welcome to Comic Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding your first comic How to search your Collection

Adding

Adding Comics Automatically Adding Comics Manually Barcode Scanning Importing from text Search Settings Field Defaults

Editing

Editing Comics Editing Multiple Comics Adding Links and Backdrops List Items and more Updating Comics Find Cover Image Update File Links The Options Screen Managing Loans Editing List Icons Managing your Wish List

Customizing

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

Enjoying & Sharing

Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronizing with Connect Linking your comics for Connect CLZ Comics for iPhone/iPod CLZ Comics for iPad CLZ Comics for Android Printing a Simple List Collection Statistics Using the Filter screen

Reference

The Collectorz.com comic database Updating Comic Collector Print screen Keyboard Shortcuts Field Reference Creating a Backup Glossary of comic related terms Lists for insurance purposes Data Submission Guidelines Validating Comic Collector

Synchronizing with Connect

Comic Collector Connect is our online software for publishing your Comic Collector database online. After uploading your database to Connect, you can access it from any computer and from any online mobile device and you can share your comic list with friends and family, by just emailing them a web-link.

Create a free trial account here.

Upload your collection to Comic Collector Connect

Like most things Collectorz.com, uploading your collection to Comic Collector Connect is also very easy.

Start Comic Collector and click on "Connect > Synchronize"
Comic Collector may ask you to link unlinked comics in your collection. Select "Yes" if it does. More about linking your comics here.
from the old linking topic:
Linking can be started by clicking: Connect > Link Comics*.
A screen will open. This is the Link screen.
With the Link screen open, you will see all your unlinked comics. This screen looks a lot like the Add Automatically screen, and almost works the same. Here's a step by step:
1. Your first comic is already being searched.
2. Check the results and if you're happy, click Update (it's the button beneath the results)
3. The next unlinked comic will be searched.
4. Repeat from step 2.
Alternatively you can click on Search All. Especially if you have barcodes for all your comics, this can be very helpfull. Just wait until all unlinked comics have been searched and hit Update All.
Please note: The Search All option will not be able to find the exact match to the edition you own if you don't have a barcode filled out. It will find the title for your comic, though, just not the exact edition.
The Synchronize Screen pops up. Fill in your Connect User Name and Password.
Now click "Upload to Connect".

Now you have to tell Comic Collector which changes to your online account you'd like to process. The intended changes are shown in that screen, and automatically checked. If you see a change you don't want online, just uncheck the box.

Green: Add. This comic will be added to your online collection.
Orange: Change. This comic will be modified in your collection (because you apparently changed some data in your offline collection).
Red: Remove. This comic will be removed from your online collection.

Don't want some of these changes happening to your online account? Simply uncheck the box in front of the change.

Click "Upload to Connect" to make the changes final on your online account.

Download your collection from Comic Collector Connect

Downloading your collection back from Connect works almost the same as uploading to Connect.

Click on "Connect > Synchronize"
Comic Collector may ask you to link unlinked comics in your collection.