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AussieTupp · 02-04-2017, 11:47 PM

Hi, I'd like to show my authors FN, LN alphabetically, i.e.:

Alan Bradley
Alan Cumming
Alan Furst
Alan Gold
Alan Jacobson
Alan Sillitoe

etc. In other words, have "Author" and "Author Sort" exactly the same. I've had a look at Preferences, Tweaks and I'm not sure what/how to tweak there.

I've also popped into the "Authors" list in the tag browser and have been individually editing the sort for each author by right-clicking on a name then clicking "Copy to author sort" and that does the job beautifully.

However, I have a total of 1322 authors and the thought of 2644 mouse clicks is a little daunting. Is there a quick work-around that I've missed please? Any help greatly appreciated.

02-04-2017, 11:47 PM	#1
AussieTupp Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Diamond Creek, Australia Device: Kindle Voyage	Bulk changing author names to author sort in tag browser Hi, I'd like to show my authors FN, LN alphabetically, i.e.: Alan Bradley Alan Cumming Alan Furst Alan Gold Alan Jacobson Alan Sillitoe etc. In other words, have "Author" and "Author Sort" exactly the same. I've had a look at Preferences, Tweaks and I'm not sure what/how to tweak there. I've also popped into the "Authors" list in the tag browser and have been individually editing the sort for each author by right-clicking on a name then clicking "Copy to author sort" and that does the job beautifully. However, I have a total of 1322 authors and the thought of 2644 mouse clicks is a little daunting. Is there a quick work-around that I've missed please? Any help greatly appreciated.