Music Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Music Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Cataloging CDs Cataloging Music Files How to search your Collection Adding Albums Automatically Adding Albums Manually Barcode Scanning Adding Multi-Disc Albums Adding Tracks Adding a Box Set Adding Music Files Import from iTunes Importing from text Adding Backdrops Managing your Wish List Search Settings Field Defaults Editing Albums Editing Multiple Albums List Items and more Changing the layout Adding Lyrics Files Find Cover Image Editing List Icons Update File Links Sorting your Collection Custom Field Names Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Music Collector Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your albums for Connect CLZ Music for iPhone/iPod CLZ Music for Android CLZ Music HD for iPad Exporting your collection Managing Loans Printing a Simple List Using Folders Using the Filter screen Updating Music Collector The Options Screen Data Submission Guidelines Field Reference Transfer your collection Validating Music Collector Creating a Backup Keyboard Shortcuts Collection Statistics Print Screen Linking Albums
List Items and more
- How do I add my own Genres?
- Why is "eBook" not listed under Formats?
- How do I remove unused Subjects from the list?
- And this one: when are you releasing a version that has "2011" in the Year list?
Music Collector offers you the flexibility of defining your own "pick lists" for all of the above.
Adding new values
Adding new values for these fields is super easy. It can be done right from the Edit Screen. E.g. for Formats and Years, you can just type the new value into the box.After you click OK to save your changes, the new Format or Year value will be added to the drop down list for future use.
For multi-value fields like Genres and Subject, the process is slightly different. You see, these show up in the Edit screen as a list of checkboxes.
To add a new value, type it in the box that is below the checklist, then click the little button with the plus sign.
You will immediately see it appear and to make your life easier, it's even checked automatically.
Full control of your lists: Add, Edit, Remove and Merge
For full control of your pick lists, you can use the Edit Lists screen.Choose: Tools > Edit Lists to get there and click the folder icon (Mac: horizontal lines icon) to choose the list you want to work on (e.g. the Genre List).
Now you can use the Add Item button to add your own genres. You can also remove genres here, edit their names or merge duplicate entries.
While you are in the Edit Lists screen, you may want to look at some of the other lists (use the list button again). You can manage all the program's "pick lists" here, e.g. the Formats, Subjects, Studios, Publishers, Platforms, Series, etc... and of course all people lists (Artists, Authors, Producers, Actors, etc...).
The joys of pick lists
Pick Lists (or "lookup lists") are a very useful element of your database, for several reasons:- They save you a lot of typing. Once a value has been entered in the list, you can just select it instead of re-typing it every time.
- The actual item name is stored in the database only once, so if you fix a typo, it automatically changes for all albums that refer to that specific entry.
- They let you control the correct sorting of person names, by entering their first and last names.
- A correctly maintained pick list ensures that your collectibles are correctly grouped into folders on the main screen. This is where the Merge features comes in handy.