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
Changing the layout
You can customize the main screen of Comic Collector so it best suits your needs. You can add columns and arrange them in the order you want. But that's by far all you can do with Comic Collector. Comic Collector has various built-in templates to change the look and feel of your comic collection. You can also change the layout of the main screen.
Changing the layout
To change the way your Main Screen looks:
- In the menu, choose View > Screen Layout
- Now choose one from the available layouts
On a Mac? There's another way: use the Switch button at the bottom of the screen or the 2 small icons to the left of that Switch button to change your view.
The change is immediate and allows you to quickly change it back or choose another view. So, try out which view you like most and start customizing your comic collection!
TIP: Don't forget you can widen and narrow the different columns! Just click between them, hold you mouse button and drag.
Choosing a different template
Changing the template (the colors and appearance of your Comic Collector) is fun and easy. There's quite some choice (also immediate results), so take your time and choose your favorite.- Click: View > Details View Template and ... choose.
- Done.
Although this is all very nice, but what if you want to go back to how it was? Don't panic! No need to look for the original settings.
Time saving tip of the day: To reset Comic Collector to it's default settings, click:
Tools > Maintenance > Reset to Defaults
More templates
If you want even more templates to choose from, check out the templates made by customers on our templates pages. Each of these templates come with detailed instructions on how to install them.Note: Since we are not the creators of these templates, please contact the maker of the template if you have specific question about the template.
Creating your own template
If you can not find a template that suits you, Please read more about creating your own templates here.