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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 MindA+**Sort Title:** Bourne SupremacyThe
  
-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.
 +
 +===== Using sort titles as display titles =====
 +
 +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 =====
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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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