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Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo? Why doesn't calibre have a column for foo?
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calibre is designed to have columns for the most frequently and widely used fields. In addition, you can add any columns you like. Columns can be added via :guilabel:`Preferences->Interface->Add your own columns`.
Watch the tutorial `UI Power tips <http://calibre-ebook.com/demo#tutorials>`_ to learn how to create your own columns.
You can also create "virtual columns" that contain combinations of the metadata from other columns. In the add column dialog use the :guilabel:`Quick create` links to easily create columns to show the book ISBN, formats or the time the book was last modified. For more details, see :ref:`templatelangcalibre`. calibre is designed to have columns for the most frequently and widely used
fields. In addition, you can add any columns you like. Columns can be added via
:guilabel:`Preferences->Interface->Add your own columns`. Watch the tutorial
`UI Power tips <http://calibre-ebook.com/demo#tutorials>`_ to learn how to
create your own columns.
You can also create "virtual columns" that contain combinations of the metadata
from other columns. In the add column dialog use the :guilabel:`Quick create`
links to easily create columns to show the book ISBN or formats. See `this blog
post <http://blog.calibre-ebook.com/2011/11/calibre-custom-columns.html>`_ for
a tutorial on using custom columns. You can use the powerful calibre template
language to do much more with columns. For more details, see
:ref:`templatelangcalibre`.
Can I have a column showing the formats or the ISBN? Can I have a column showing the formats or the ISBN?