Normally you will use
auto-catalog
or
drag & drop
to add an album to your database but you can also
add an album manually.
To add an album to your database manually, click on the Add Album toolbar button or select the
Edit->Add Album menu item.
A blank detail view will be displayed in the main window. The only field that is required is the
Title, all the other fields are optional.
You can enter the basic album information on the Edit tab.
If the item has a UPC you can scan the barcode into the UPC field or just type it in. All the number
fields occupy the same space. Notice the drop down list to the left of the UPC. If you want to enter
the label catalog number for your new album, select Catalog # from the drop down list and type it in.
To add an image, select the Image tab. You can
drag and drop an image on to one of the placeholder icons, either a local file or an image from the web.
You can also copy/paste an image or select an image file from your hard drive. Click on an image placeholder
icon and select from the popup menu.
If you want to include content information, click on the Disc 1 tab. An album can have any number of discs and
each disc can have any number of tracks. Click on the Add disc button to add additional discs to the album.
By default each disc will have space for 20 tracks. If you need more, right click on a track number and
select Insert before or Insert after to add more tracks. When cataloging vinyl you can also
indicate the side break. Right click on the first track on side 2 and select the Insert Side Break
item from the popup menu.
When you have entered the information for the album, click on the Add button to add the album to the
database. At that point the Update and Delete buttons will also be enabled. If you want
to add more information to the album entry, click on the Update button to update the album
you just added. If you click on the Add button again another album will be added to the database.
When manually adding an album to the database you can base it on an existing album. Start by displaying the album you
want to copy in the detail view. Make any changes you want and then click on the Add button.
Readerware will add a new album to the database containing the data from the album you started with and your edits.