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--- using_sort_titles [2016/06/23 02:06]
admin [Change the sort title for a file]
+++ using_sort_titles [2016/06/23 02:53]
admin [Using sort titles to improve grouping in your active playlists]
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 ===== Using sort titles as display titles =====
-If you wish to view sort titles as the titles of your files, then you can use the Display Titles feature to do this.
+If you wish to view the sort titles as the titles of your files, then you can use the Display Titles feature to do this.
+  - Go to the **Options dialog (General page)** and click the **Display Titles** button.
+  - On the Display Titles dialog, click the **Add Keyword** button to add the **%SORTTITLE%** keyword.\\ {{:displaytitleskeywords.png|Display Titles dialog}}
+  - Click **OK** to save your changes.
+===== Using sort titles to improve grouping in your active playlists =====
+If you are using **Group By First Letter** in your active playlists and this is creating large lists of (for example) movies under the letter T or A, then you can use the sort title to better group your files.
+  - Right-click on your active playlist and click **Properties**.
+  - On the **Active Playlist Properties** dialog, change the **Sort by** setting to either **Sort Title (Ascending)** or **Sort Title (Descending)**.
+  - Click **OK** to save your changes.
+  - In the background, Mezzmo will update the active playlist to use the sort title for the Group By First Letter keyword and your active playlist should now have better grouping.