Bulk Input In Custom Columns

DemeRain · 10-14-2017, 10:06 PM

I’ve got two large but separate libraries. I plan to combine them into one. I’d like label all the stories as either read or unread before I combine the respective libraries. But I don’t want to do them individually. Is there a short cut that can change all the items in a column in bulk?

My custom columns are either yes/no only.
Or have text, but with a fixed set of permitted values.
Refer to the screenshot attached.

Keep in mind if offering an answer, I'm tech literate, but am by no means a programer.

kovidgoyal · 10-14-2017, 10:37 PM

Simplys elect all the rows you want to mark unread, click edit metadata which will open the bulk metadata dialog and make your change.

DemeRain · 10-15-2017, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Simplys elect all the rows you want to mark unread, click edit metadata which will open the bulk metadata dialog and make your change.

That did it. This is going to save me hours of clicking

10-14-2017, 10:06 PM	#1
DemeRain Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: none	Bulk Input In Custom Columns I’ve got two large but separate libraries. I plan to combine them into one. I’d like label all the stories as either read or unread before I combine the respective libraries. But I don’t want to do them individually. Is there a short cut that can change all the items in a column in bulk? My custom columns are either yes/no only. Or have text, but with a fixed set of permitted values. Refer to the screenshot attached. Keep in mind if offering an answer, I'm tech literate, but am by no means a programer. Attached Thumbnails

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10-14-2017, 10:37 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Simplys elect all the rows you want to mark unread, click edit metadata which will open the bulk metadata dialog and make your change.

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