Library Entries List screen

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The entries in the open library are displayed as a list.

The Library Entries List screen has the following parts:

The Entries List

Library entries are listed in the default or specified sort order, grouped if/as specified, and filtered if/as specified.

Besides the list, there is an Exit arrow in the upper-left corner, a Search button (magnifying glass icon) at the top, a 3-dot Action menu in the upper-right corner, and a right-side pullout menu.

Touching the Exit arrow
Exits the screen, generally back to a Libraries List screen.
Touching the Search icon
Allows entry of a Search key into a text box. Upon pressing OK, a Search within the Library is conducted and a list of matching entries displayed. In the entry list header box, the number of matching entries is shown.
Touching the 3-dot Action menu icon
Opens the Action menu.
Touching an entry
Opens the Entry View card for the entry

Entry display

Each entry is displayed in the list as follows:

Thumbnail
(if any)
Edit tools
(if any)
Concatenated Name field values
Description
Status
values

Thumbnail
If an Image field within the library has been assigned the Role of Thumbnail, the value of that field will be displayed as an Image, reduced in size.
Edit tools
Any field eligible for editing within a list will have an edit tool displayed. For a Boolean (checkbox) field, a checkbox will show the current value, and pressing the checkbox will toggle the value of the field. The other eligible field types have composite values, in which case, a button will be displayed, which, when pressed, will pop up a list of values that may be edited.
Concatenated Name field values
The value of the Name field is displayed. If there are multiple Name fields, their concatenation, with spaces separator(s) is displayed. The space for display of Name values is one line.
Description
The value of the Description field is displayed. If there are multiple Description fields, their concatenation, with spaces separator(s) is displayed. The space for display of Description values is two lines.
Status values
Any Status fields are displayed, one per line, at the right edge of the entry display.

"Slicing & Dicing" Entries

View
Set the view of the Entries List to List or Table
List
Set the view to List View. Entries are displayed as list items, with values only of fields with specific roles displayed.
Table
Set the view to Table Vie. Entries are displayed as rows in a table, with (generally) all field values displayed.
Cloud
If the library is currently not in the Memento Cloud, the Library will immediately be synced to the Cloud. If the library is in the cloud, the Cloud Library Status card is displayed.

Sort
x
Group
x
Filters
x

History
x
Favorites
x
Recycle bin
x
Charts
x
Files
x

[More]

The Action Menu

Touching the 3-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the screen opens the Action Menu, allowing the user to perform one of the following actions:

Edit the Library
Opens the Library Edit screen
Import and export...
Opens a submenu, as follows:
Import from CSV
Opens a file finder card with a CSV filter
Export to CSV
Opens a directory finder card
Upload to Cloud
Link To Google Sheets
Protection
Send All
Create Shortcut
Opens a submenu, as follows:
Open library
Creates a device home screen shortcut to enter Memento in the current Library Entries List screen
Create an Entry
Creates a device home screen shortcut to enter Memento in the Entry Edit card to add a new entry
Settings
Help
Opens a submenu, as follows:
Help contents
Initiates the Memento Wiki in the default Web browser
Forum
Initiates the Memento Group in the default Web browser
FAQ
Initiates the FAQ page of the Memento Wiki in the default Web browser
About
Displays an About card, with platform, version, and license information

The Group/Main Menu

Touching the 3-line menu in the upper-left corner of the screen opens the Group/Main Menu, which allows selection of the Group to be displayed.

Below the list of groups, the following menu items are displayed:

Favorites
Show an Entries list of entries marked as Favorites across all libraries
History
Show an Entries list of entries across all libraries updated in History
Recycle Bin
Show a Libraries list of the Recycle Bin

Below that, the following menu items are displayed:

Catalog templates
Show a Templates list of catalogued library templates
Cloud storage
Show a Cloud Libraries list (not a normal Libraries list) that are synchronized with Memento Cloud Storage
Sync with Google
Initiates the synchronization process with Google Drive. This starts immediately and may continue for a while, depending on how many libraries and entries are to be synchronized.

Below that, the following menu items are displayed:

Settings
Show and allow update of Memento settings
Help
Open the Help menu, containing the following menu options:
Help Contents
Initiate the Internet browser at the Memento Database Wiki Web site
Forum
Initiate the Internet browser at the Memento Database Forum Web site
FAQ
Show this FAQ in the Internet browser
Translate
Shows the Memento language translation page in an Internet browser
User Voice
Initiates Memento User Voice (feature requests) in an Internet browser
Desktop version
In an Internet browser, shows the page at www.mementodatabase.com for the Desktop version of Memento
What's New?
Displays a list of features implemented in the last several Memento releases, with brief hints as to how to use them
About
Show the About screen, containing version number and license type