Movie Collector Manual

for Windows edition

Getting Started

Welcome to Movie Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding your First Movie How to search your Collection

Adding

Adding Movies Automatically Adding Movies Manually Barcode Scanning Adding Movie Files Field Defaults Search Settings Importing from text Managing your Wish List Adding a Box Set Importing from Windows/XML

Editing

Editing Movies List Items and more Editing Multiple Movies Find Cover Image Adding Trailers, Links and Files Editing List Icons Loan Manager Update File Links

Customizing

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

Enjoying & Sharing

Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your movies for Connect CLZ Movies for iPhone/iPod CLZ Movies for Android CLZ Movies HD for iPad Using the Filter screen Collection Statistics Printing a Simple List Browsing your movies on Vista Media Center

Reference

Print Screen Updating Movie Collector The Collectorz.com movie database Field Reference Data Submission Guidelines The Options Screen Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Validating Movie Collector Add/Edit Movie Screen

Loan Manager

Note for existing customers: These great new feature are only available with Movie Collector v8 and above. Still on v7 or older?

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Introduction

Movie Collector's new and improved Loan Manager allows you to easily track movies 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 movie on loan is overdue.

Loaning a movie
The Loan Manager
Using a barcode scanner to loan movies

Returning a movie
Managing Loanees

Overdue Movies

Loaning a movie

Loaning a movie from Movie Collector can be done in a few ways.

Via the Loan menu

Select the movie you wish to loan from your Main List
Click Loans > Loan Movie

Using the Loan Icon in your toolbar

Select the movie 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 movie to, as well as specifying the loan and due date.

The date highlighted in blue with a white number represents the date you've selected, the blue box with a black number indicates todays date.

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

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

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

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The Loan Manager

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

To access the Loan Manager click Loans > Manage Loans.

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

Entries highlighted in red indicate that the movie is overdue.

Below the Current Loans you have your Loan History, this contains the history of all movies 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 movies

You can use your barcode scanner to quickly loan and return movies 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 barcode field then scan the movie's barcode with your scanner
The movie will automatically be added to your Current Loans

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Returning movies

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

Via the Loan menu

Select the movie you wish to return from your Main List
Click Loans > Return Movie

Using the Loan Icon in your toolbar

Select the movie 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 barcode into the barcode field

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

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Managing Loanees

During the process of loaning a movie you are asked to specify who the movie 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 Movies

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

This warning will appear each time you start Movie 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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