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Slight changes to the templates FAQ to (I hope) reduce confusion

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@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ For tags, the result cut apart whereever |app| finds a comma. For example, if th
The same thing happens for authors, but using a different character for the cut, a `&` (ampersand) instead of a comma. For example, if the template produces the value ``Blogs, Joe&Posts, Susan``, then the book will end up with two authors, ``Blogs, Joe`` and ``Posts, Susan``. If the template produces the value ``Blogs, Joe;Posts, Susan``, then the book will have one author with a rather strange name.
Plugboards affect only the metadata written into the book. They do not affect calibre's metadata or the metadata used in ``save to disk`` and ``send to device`` templates. Plugboards also do not affect what is written into a Sony's database, so cannot be used for altering the metadata shown on a Sony's menu.
Plugboards affect the metadata written into the book when it is saved to disk or written to the device. Plugboards do not affect the metadata used by ``save to disk`` and ``send to device`` to create the file names. Instead, file names are constructed using the templates entered on the appropriate preferences window.
Plugboards also do not affect the metadata that is written into a Sony's database, because this metadata does not come from the book. As such, you cannot use plugboards for altering the metadata shown on a Sony's menu.
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