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(Edit metadata window? Add a format? Is someone typing in tongues here?)
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MamaSylvia a lot of the members here are extremely intelligent and highly proficient technically but may not talk your language. So, be patient and ask as many questions as you need to.
Here is some info on Metadata:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
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Metadata (metacontent) is traditionally found in the card catalogues of libraries. By describing the contents and context of data files, the quality of the original data/files is greatly increased.
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So, think of Calibre's Metadata as a "card catalog" with a "dewey decimal system" for all your books. Information such as the year it was published and the Author's name is Metadata.
The "Edit metadata window" they speak of is the window that opens when you select a book with your mouse in the Calibre list window and hit the "E" key or right click on a book and select "Edit Metadata".
Now, the "add a Format" means for one book I can have the book in several different computer file types. Think of it like, you can have a hardbound book and a paperback of the same book. So, you have the book in two formats, hardbound and paperback. Computers keep files stored in different formats for different programs or devices. And Calibre can keep a book in multiple formats for many different eReaders, or even to be read on the computer screen itself.
All learning starts with a question.
So, ask anything you want to know, someone here will be happy to help.
Happy Monday