Headings in "all collections"

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Headings in "all collections"

1lpbc1988
Jan 27, 2:52 pm

When I am looking at all my books under "all collections" or any specific collection, it shows title, author, date, tags, rating, and entry date. Is there a way to add to these headings? I would like to have a column that shows what collections the books are in.

2Watry
Jan 27, 2:56 pm

>1 lpbc1988: On the Your Books page, you should see a strip of buttons just below the brown header. Click Settings, and that will let you set up your display columns.

3SandraArdnas
Jan 27, 3:29 pm

Not only can you add columns using the settings, you can set up 5 different display styles (A - E). Practically every field of both your own book data and CK for that work can be included in any of those 5 styles

4MarthaJeanne
Jan 27, 3:35 pm

There is a limit (12?) of how many can be in any one style.

5JonathonL88
Feb 14, 2:08 pm

>4 MarthaJeanne: The limit per style is 14.

6JonathonL88
Feb 14, 2:18 pm

On my style list, the first few are common to most styles

Cover pic/icon
Author
Title
Tags
Collections
and the rest is style specific.

NB
You can sort on some columns
You can update some fields but not all
You can change the fields and layout at any time.
If you have too many fields to display, you just scroll right

Useful fields to have in at least one style
ISBN
Media e.g. Hardback
Entry date: Sort descending to see latest entries
Rating: How many stars..

7MarthaJeanne
Edited: Feb 14, 2:21 pm

I have things related to dates in D and things related to entering in E.