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Using “bٳ editing� to add a new shelf.
In this first example, we’ll say you want to have a special bookshelf for each of your favorite authors, or maybe even a new-to-you-author that you’ve found you really like. You may have started ‘tagging� her new books you’ve read, but you want to go back and ‘tag� all the previous books you’ve read with the same bookshelf.
Here is how to use “bٳ editing� to simplify the process:
� Go into your My Books as shown in Screen #1 and add a bookshelf. In this example I
added a bookshelf entitled ‘aܳٳǰ--貹� by selecting “add shelf� that is
to the left, shown in Screen #1.
Screen #1
� Notice that there is now a shelf entitled author-lisa-kleypas, as shown in Screen #2
indicated with the green arrow. Type in the author’s name in the search field, as shown
in Screen #2 indicated with the red arrow.
Screen #2
� Once all her books dump in, click on the control in green font that reads
“bٳ editing� shown in Screen #3 indicated by the red arrow.
� Then click on the drop-down box (highlighted) and select the desired bookshelf
(return works), as indicated with the blue arrow also shown in Screen #3.
� Notice the little white boxes that have now appeared to the left of the bookcovers in
Screen #3, indicated by the yellow arrow.
Screen #3
� Instead of clicking each box, you can “select all� (red arrow). Your books will become
highlighted in yellow, as depicted in Screen #4.
Screen #4
� You will get a question box telling you the total number selected and asking you
to confirm your request as shown in Screen #5. Click ※� (red arrow).
� Notice under shelves, they are ‘tagged� “aܳٳǰ--貹� as indicated by the
green arrow in Screen #5.
Screen #5
� Refresh your screen and notice that you have the new numbers totals in
parenthesizes by the bookshelf.
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Using “bٳ editing� to ‘tag� books with an existing bookshelf.
In the next example I will use the “bٳ editing� feature to add books to my “r𱹾ɱ--� shelf. (Eep! Sometimes I forget to mark every book!)
� First, narrow my books down by clicking “r.�
(As depicted in Screen #6a, orange arrow.)
� Next, turn on the “s-ٳپԲ� command so that I can see the first few lines
of those books for which I have written reviews as shown in Screen #6a (red arrow),
after saving the settings (green arrow, #6a), changing into the screen as shown in
Screen #6b. (A more detailed explanation of this feature can be found here.)
Screen #6a
� Screen #6b shows that the first few lines and/or pictures can be seen under the review
column (orange arrow).
� As explained in Example #1, click on the control in green font that reads “bٳ
editing� (in Screen #3 above, red arrow), and this time select “r𱹾ɱ--�
as your shelf (green arrow, Screen #6b).
� Then I can use the universal computer command “Cٰ+� to find things on the screen;
in this case the books already tagged with “r𱹾ɱ--� (red arrow, Screen #6b).
� This will cause all those phrases to be highlighted (blue arrow, Screen #6b).
Screen #6b
� Activate the control “bٳ editing.� After starting the search for the ‘tag� “r𱹾ɱ
by me,� it is now highlighted (for my program, the first is in orange, the rest in
yellow). Now, I’ll take note of those books where I have some writing and/or pictures
added, but the “r𱹾ɱ by me� is missing and check the little white box to the left.
� As shown in Screen #7, ignore
and
because they are already ‘tagged�“r𱹾ɱ--� (high-lighted in yellow, orange arrows) and select
and
(red arrows) because they have not.Screen #7
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Thanks, UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~*, for explaining how you use “bٳ editing�. Two heads are always better than one. ☺☺
What is “bٳ editing�?: The help section (hyperlink located at the bottom of every GRs page) of GoodReads defines “bٳ editing� as follows:First, an example of how Dhes uses “bٳ editing� to add a new shelf for a new author.
Second, an example of how I use “bٳ editing� to ‘tag� books with a shelf I already have in use.