Customizing the Library Temp

The kJams main library displays six columns of meta data, sorted alphabetically by song name. This is the default layout for the main library.

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davequestion: The default layout for the main library isn’t the same as for the playlists. Is this something that needs to be explained?

You can leave the library as it is, or you can:

• Sort the information differently (sort by artist, sort by album, etc.)
• Arrange the columns in a different order
• Swap meta data between columns
• Display or suppress different columns of meta data

The functionality is similar to iTunes, so you may already be familiar with the flexibility that is available to you. If you are unfamiliar with iTunes, I suggest you read on to learn how the library works.

Sorting

Simply click on the Column Name to sort by that information. Sorting is done alphabetically or numerically. Clicking a second time reverses the order. For example, if you click once on Artist, the library is sorted by artist’s name, from A to Z. If you click again, the list is sorted from Z to A.

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Arranging Columns

You can have the columns in any order you want. Just click on the column name and drag the entire column to wherever you want it.

You can also resize columns or even rearrange a column horizontally by dragging it (just like in other applications).

Swapping Meta Data

Use the following commands to swap meta data between columns in your library or playlist. Select the song or songs, and then go to:

Advanced → Swap Name <-> Artist

Advanced → Swap Artist <-> Album

Advanced → Swap Name <-> Album

Advanced → Artist Name Swap First <-> Last

These commands are really useful when you have a bunch of data to swap, but they’re also useful when fixing a single song. davequestion: This implies that you might have some songs with the data in the wrong columns. So is this something that will generally happen when you “add to library” and the meta data is complete but not in the order you want?

Displaying/Suppressing Meta Data

The columns of meta data displayed in the library are only a fraction of what’s available. Right click on any of the column names in the library to see a full list of meta data. Checkmarks indicate data that are currently displayed.

To learn more about this, click here. Displaying/Suppressing Meta Data Temp

Standarizing Capitalization

If you want to standardize capitalization in your meta data, use:

Advanced → Title Case

Advanced → Capital Case

Advanced → Album Name All Caps

Title Case capitalizes the first word in a title and all words that follow except articles, conjunctions, and prepositions(e.g., the, and, but, from). Capital Case capitalizes all words in a song title. For example:

"twist and shout" becomes "Twist and Shout" if you select Title Case
"twist and shout" becomes "Twist And Shout" if you select Capital Case

Album Name All Caps does what it says: it changes the album title to all caps. If you want all album titles in all caps, use Edit → Select All, then choose Advanced → Album Name All Caps.