Download ComicBase 11 User Guide

ComicBase 11 User Guide
Many searches will show an indexed list that you can move through by
quickly typing the first few letters of your search. For instance, if you’re
looking for the first appearance of Psylocke, you only have to type “psyl”
in the 1st Appearance find box.
ComicBase Basics
Did you Know…?
ComicBase 11 now gives you the
power to Find all of your favorite
writer, artist, and storylines with just
a single click!
Just click on any of the hyperlinked
(blue) writer, artist, or storyline
credits in the main ComicBase
window to start a new search.
Click on the Find button to start the search. When ComicBase finds the
items that match what you’re looking for, it will bring up a list of those items.
The list will remain onscreen until you close it, so you can view all other
issues or titles that matched your search criteria.
Search Categories
To find issues or titles, click the Find icon in the top right corner of your
ComicBase program and select the category you want to search for.
The first category available is the Title Name search. You can choose to
search for a title by the exact name or by any word within its name.
If you still can’t find the comic you’re looking for, then try searching by
other criteria, like Special Fields. These include:
• First appearance finds the first time a character appeared in any
title.
• Second appearance finds the second time a character appeared
in any title.
• Death finds stories in which a character dies. (Whether he/she/
it remained dead is another matter…)
• Origin finds stories which tell how super-heroes (or villains)
came by their powers, or found their calling. Origin stories are
often repeated for popular characters, and sometimes revised
for long-running characters.
• Special Appearance will look for notable guest appearances by
a particular character.
You can also search for information under the Title fields. These are:
• Comments let you find by title comments from the Title Detail
dialog.
• Custom Check boxes finds titles which have the Custom check
box checked.
• Date Created finds titles by the date they were added to your
ComicBase. This search is particularly useful if you’re adding
titles and want a list of the titles you’ve recently added.
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