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Mezzmo uses sort title keywords in order to create sort titles for your files. | Mezzmo uses sort title keywords in order to create sort titles for your files. | ||
+ | ===== Examples ===== | ||
By default, when Mezzmo is installed, the sort title keywords are: The, A, An | By default, when Mezzmo is installed, the sort title keywords are: The, A, An | ||
- | ===== Examples ===== | + | **Title:** A Beautiful Mind\\ |
+ | **Sort Title:** Beautiful Mind, A | ||
- | Title: A Beautiful Mind | + | **Title:** The Bourne Supremacy\\ |
- | Sort Title: Beautiful Mind, A | + | **Sort Title:** Bourne Supremacy, The |
- | Title: The Bourne Supremacy | + | **Title:** An American werewolf in London\\ |
- | Sort Title: Bourne Supremacy, The | + | **Sort Title:** American werewolf in London, An |
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- | Title: An American werewolf in London | + | |
- | Sort Title: American werewolf in London, An | + | |
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- On the **Properties dialog (General tab)**, change the **Sort title** edit box as you wish.\\ {{:propertiesgeneral.png|Properties dialog (General tab)}} | - On the **Properties dialog (General tab)**, change the **Sort title** edit box as you wish.\\ {{:propertiesgeneral.png|Properties dialog (General tab)}} | ||
- Click **OK** to save your changes. | - Click **OK** to save your changes. | ||
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+ | ===== Using sort titles as display titles ===== | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | - 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. | ||
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+ | ===== Using sort titles to improve grouping in your active playlists ===== | ||
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+ | 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)**.\\ {{:activeplaylistpropertiessorttitle.png|Active Playlist Properties dialog}} | ||
+ | - 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. | ||
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