Updating Collection Names

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Hi question please

is there a way of updating the name of a collection and if you update the collection name will that update the collection name in the books already in that collection ie

if I change a collection name from dog to cat will it update those books that already have dog in the collection field to cat in the collection field.?

or do I have to go into every book that was in that collection and change the collection name manually ?

Also can you delete collection names

hope this makes sense

2

Sure, just use Manage Collections to rename a collection. That will not affect the books that are in the collection.

3

Hi Alywn so I can change the name of a collection but I then need to go into every book that was in that collection and individually change the collection details?

4

No no need to do that. If you change the name of a collection, that’s it. All books that were in that collection will stay in that collection, no need to change the books.

5

Hi Alwyn Apologies I meant Series name not collection. I am still learning to use your software and all my books are in series and each series can contain between 2 and 50 books.

not sure if there is a way to rename a series or if I have to create a new one then re-add the books to it. Also how do I remove unwanted Series names from Series?

many thanks

6

You can rename series in the Manage Pick Lists screen.
Open the menu, choose Manage Pick Lists, then from the dropdown at the top, choose Series list.

You can rename a Series there and it will automatically update for all books.