Thread: on main screen the field AUTHOR is filled in but AUTHOR SORT is blank
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Old 12-29-2024, 03:17 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by xenduro View Post
i wish i was old and smart. 30 yrs at IBM did not make me so.
i added two pictures.

all the author-sort fields are blank...(i have alot of books ###,###)
when i edit them(INDIVIDUALITY) it is filled in . please see the picture attached.

i exported all the data(author and author sort) to comma delimited and EXCELed it. their is also a picture of that.

just want the author sort field to show on the main screen.

i'm 75 in a few months and left ibm 20 plus years ago. New stuff is over my head.
tks for trying to help
1. Add Manage categories (MC) to a toolbar

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2. Select Authors from MC menu

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3. Click the Recalculate all author sort values button

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Click OK

BTW I'll be 80 in a few months, and I last worked at (not for) big blue over 30 years ago - Raleigh and Hursley.

BR
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