Calibre - adding books question

Roberta Carrota · 01-09-2011, 04:18 PM

Hi, folks,

I downloaded and installed Calibre a few days ago and am enjoying it. But I've been trying to add old books/documents to the library lately that do not have the appropriate metadata. So, I have to find them in the index to make corrections.

Of course, the more books I add, the longer it takes each time to go through the index looking for things that need to be changed.

Is there some way to isolate them with a column (everything with a date seems to not be a big help because I'm adding things of various ages each time) or a search or something?

Thanks.

HarryT · 01-09-2011, 04:21 PM

Please post in the correct forum; this definitely does not belong in the "News" forum! I'm moving it to the Calibre forum.

Lady Fitzgerald · 01-09-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Roberta Carrota

Hi, folks,

I downloaded and installed Calibre a few days ago and am enjoying it. But I've been trying to add old books/documents to the library lately that do not have the appropriate metadata. So, I have to find them in the index to make corrections.

Of course, the more books I add, the longer it takes each time to go through the index looking for things that need to be changed.

Is there some way to isolate them with a column (everything with a date seems to not be a big help because I'm adding things of various ages each time) or a search or something?

Thanks.

One of the default columns is for the date that a book is added to calibre. Just click on the column heading to sort the books in descending order. Click again to reverse the sort.

Roberta Carrota · 01-09-2011, 04:26 PM

Sorry, Harry,

You are right. I've been on this silly screen for about 9 hours and scrolled a bit down the page, but my eyes are tired and I stopped.

I'll be more careful next time.

Roberta Carrota · 01-09-2011, 04:31 PM

Thanks, Jeannie.

01-09-2011, 04:18 PM	#1
Roberta Carrota Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Calibre - adding books question Hi, folks, I downloaded and installed Calibre a few days ago and am enjoying it. But I've been trying to add old books/documents to the library lately that do not have the appropriate metadata. So, I have to find them in the index to make corrections. Of course, the more books I add, the longer it takes each time to go through the index looking for things that need to be changed. Is there some way to isolate them with a column (everything with a date seems to not be a big help because I'm adding things of various ages each time) or a search or something? Thanks.

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01-09-2011, 04:21 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Please post in the correct forum; this definitely does not belong in the "News" forum! I'm moving it to the Calibre forum.

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Roberta Carrota Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Sorry, Harry, You are right. I've been on this silly screen for about 9 hours and scrolled a bit down the page, but my eyes are tired and I stopped. I'll be more careful next time.

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Roberta Carrota Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Thanks, Jeannie.

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