I am having issues understanding how to enter data correctly and use the “Box Set” feature. I need a tutor that can explain it to a non-computer person.
The box set field works as follows:
Box Set is a “field” that is part of a “book”.
Say you have book 1, book 2, book 3, and for each of those books you set the box set to “Box Set Example”, then those 3 books are “in that box set”.
So in the example below I have added 3 loose books, namely:
- Shadow and Bone
- Siege and Storm
- Ruin and Rising
I then later edited those 3 books and typed in “The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Set” in the box set field of each of those 3 books.
That yields the following result:
Does that help? Can you try it by just editing 2 books and typing something in the box set field for those 2 books?
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Ah, man, it worked!!! Thanks so much… I’m slow, but I can be taught!
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Request for clarification: is the Box Set entered as a Book on its own in the database or just as a Box Set in the field of each of the constituent books?
Thanks
The box set is not a book of its own.
It’s indeed set in the box set field of each of the constituent books!
You can later modify the box set and give it a cover etc., but it will remain a “pick list item”.
You can go to the menu top left, tap Manage Pick Lists and go to Box Sets to modify your box sets even. Give it a go, if you try it, all becomes clear I’m sure!
Let me know if you need further help with that (or anything else),
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This was a very helpful conversation and has inspired me to go do some tidying up in my boxed sets. I’ve now worked out where I was going wrong! Thank you.
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