Editing Multiple Books

You can edit multiple books in one go by using the Edit Multiple screen.

!Edit Multiple is the only feature in Book Collector that overwrites existing data. Use it with great care.

Editing Multiple Books

• Make sure that the books you want to edit are listed in the “list panel”. Click menu View > List View to switch to List View.

* Choose View > Folders > No Folders to have all your books show up in the Main List.

• Now select the books you want to edit. You can use the standard Ctrl+click (or Command+click if you’re on a Mac) and Shift+click to select multiple books.

• Click menu Edit > Edit Multiple Books.
• All values you enter here will be applied to all selected books.
• If you leave a box empty, that field will be left untouched for all selected books.
• When you’re done making changes, click OK.

*You can clear a value for all books in your selection by putting your cursor in the field and then pressing Delete or Backspace on your keyboard. The field will grey out. Note that you may have to click inside a second field to make the field go grey.

Editing books one by one without leaving the Edit screen

• Edit one book,
• Use the Next or Previous button to edit the next or previous book in your collection.