[stumped]

i am using a cribbed formula which adds series name to front of title, so on kindle or kobo the book will appear as series name - series number - title

that works but for some series,on the device the series name bit fills the whole line, obscuring the actual title ( esp on kobo where only short single lines are allowed ?

so whats the syntax please for adding a shortened version of the series name and what trim options are available - as I am not sure what will work best

i could just shrink all my series names in calibre but that is a long and tedious process, I'd prefer NOT to change those. but if i do, I could not see how to block change old series name 1 to n into new series name 1 to n without the numbering going awry