Comic Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Comic Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding your first comic How to search your Collection Adding Comics Automatically Adding Comics Manually Barcode Scanning Importing from text Search Settings Field Defaults 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 Comic Collector Changing the layout Custom Field Names Sorting your Collection Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Using Folders 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 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
Field Defaults
When adding comics to your collection, you have probably found that for quite some fields you are always entering the same values.
For example, you may be setting the Owner field to your own name for every comic you add. And what if you always buy your comics online at Amazon? Do you keep setting the Purchase Store field manually for each and every comic you buy? And what about the Read It field (for books) and the Seen It field for movies? And what about that new camera you're using for pretty much each new picture you're adding to your collection?
Setting Field Defaults will save you from having to do these tasks manually, as it will automatically set initial values for added comics. This way you and save time and have your collection data up to date. Admit it: the more complete your information is, the nicer things'll look, right? Right.
Setting Field Defaults
Setting default field values is done in the Field Defaults screen. Open this screen by choosing Tools > Field Defaults from the menu.
Each value you set here will be automatically applied to all comics you add from that moment on, using either the Adding Comics Automatically or Manually feature.
For example, if you set the Country box to USA here, every future comic you add will have the Country field set to USA automatically.
Also, note the special "Set today as ..." checkboxes for date fields. These can be used to have Comic Collector automatically set the current date as the value.
Some useful tips
- Initially, while cataloging your existing collection, you are probably only adding comics you have (in case of a movie collection) already watched. So during that phase, it probably makes sense to have the Seen it field default to YES.
However, after you have added your entire collection, you will probably only be adding movies you just purchased. From that moment on, it is probably better to have the Seen it field default to NO.
(the same holds for the Read It field in Book Collector) - If you buy all your comics at the same store, I recommend to enter that store's name under Purchase Store in the Field Defaults screen. Comic Collector will automatically fill the Store Field for every new comic you buy and add to your collection.
(Even if you buy stuff somewhere else once in a while, this will still save time. You can always modify the Store field manually.) - If you always add your new comics to your database immediately after purchase, then using the "Set today as the Purchase Date" will automatically result in correctly filled Purchase Date values.
Please note:
These Field Defaults will only be applied to new, future comics that you add to your collection. It has no effect on existing entries. However, if you want an efficient way to change multiple values for comics already in your collection, make sure to check out the Editing Multiple Comics section.