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Old 02-19-2012, 10:05 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by dkperez View Post
I have a number of books I"m adding to Calibre that were read on paper. Is there a way to set them in bulk to be "txt" format? Currently, I have to do individual metadata updates and set the format for each book. I'd like to do it in groups.
You can't set the 'format' that belongs to the file type.
You can create empty books (no files, just metadata) and set a Tag.

for (paper)books with metadata already in place,
Select all those books you want to tag.
Tap 'E' (bulk metadata edit)

Type your tag name in "Add Tags"
click OK
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