06-01-2020, 10:06 PM
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Searching for a book
Hello, I just started using Calibre and .. I must be not very bright, but ..
How do I search for a book whose title I know only approximately? So, let's say, I know part of the title. And I do not know if this part is the start, end or middle of the complete title. I want to get all books "where tittle like '%Something%' ? How do I do this? Same goes for author... Also, is there a way to change the theme to a light one? |
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06-01-2020, 10:35 PM
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Guru
 
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Hello Bratnikotin In the search bar for title, type title: "part of the name of the book" And for author Author: "Author's first or last name" |
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06-02-2020, 09:33 AM
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title: <just what you know>
same goes for authors: Do spell what you do search for correctly. You type Smith and it was Smythe  The closer you are, the less you need lo scroll 
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06-02-2020, 09:51 AM
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Consider searching in Google first. Much easier to find things.
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06-02-2020, 10:57 AM
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06-02-2020, 11:43 AM
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Got it. I was using Title:"=<Something>", because on the left side bar, there is grouping option and when I select an author, it shows the syntax author:"=Name", but only with the complete name. |
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06-02-2020, 06:41 PM
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null operator (he/him)
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@Bratnokin - Tip: at the left end of the search bar there's a gears icon, clicking it will pop the Advanced Search dialogue -- don't be put off by the "Advanced", IMO the term Search Assistant would be a better name.
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06-05-2020, 11:26 PM
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ok i am even worse(being old and dumb)
but i can not get search to work....i do A search for any thing and it goes to the first book. that's it.. having a lot of books this is no good... i want find ALL or even find next (maybe it can not handle a lot of books? 295,829) years ago i think it worked but not for a long time... |
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06-05-2020, 11:33 PM
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ok i changed some options(not sure what and i think its doing what it should now.. tks
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