Thread: Author metadata containing Jr. PhD etc.
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Old 11-03-2010, 04:33 PM   #2
chaley
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Originally Posted by bigpallooka View Post
What is the best way to seal with Jr. Snr. and PhD. type contractions in the author metadata?

Lloyd Biggle Jr becomes
Jr, Lloyd Biggle
When you sort.

I found [Jr] to work (sort of),
Lloyd Biggle [Jr] becomes
Biggle, Lloyd

Is this the only way?
Regards
Right-click on the author in the tags pane (left side), then choose manage authors. Set the author sort value to what you want, such as Biggle, Lloyd Jr.
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