Tech Tips Archive

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November, 2009

• New File Locations for ComicBase 14 and above

September, 2009

• Changing the Highlight Color in ComicBase 14

January, 2009

• Forcing an Update of your Collection’s Values
• Moving Your Data from ComicBase Express to ComicBase Professional or Archive Editions

March, 2008

• Running ComicBase under Vista with UAC turned Off—Another solution
• "Oh my God! All my data’s gone!"
• Error 2908 When Installing ComicBase

August, 2007

• ComicBase 12: New File Locations

July, 2007

• Error 1710, 2738 or “Installation Ended Prematurely” When Running Installers
• Moving Old Information into the New Creator Fields in ComicBase 12

April, 2007

• Using the New “Transfer Issues to Title” Command

March, 2007

• Atomic Avenue: Searching from ComicBase in a Single Browser Tab
• Atomic Avenue: Using Auto-Repricing
• Atomic Avenue: Updating or Removing Your Previously Posted Comics
• Atomic Avenue: Why Listing Your VF and NM Comics as VF–NM is a Good Idea
• Atomic Avenue: What if I Only Want to Sell my Dupes?
• Atomic Avenue: Posting Your Comics for Sale
• Atomic Avenue: Finding Comics from Within ComicBase
• Resetting All a Comic’s Value Fields to the Cover Price

February, 2007

• Submitting Additions and Corrections to the Database
• Automatically Locate the Other Parts of an Ongoing Storyline
• Getting Back Up and Running After a Hard Drive Crash
• Beginner Tip: Use the Title Report as a Compact Issue Checklist
• Picture Icons Explained
• Smart Rounding Revealed
• Grading Comics Made Easy
• Creating Your Own Window Backgrounds
• Beginner Tip: Don’t Use Find to Move Between Titles
• Sharing a Database Between Computers
• Automatic Creator Name Corrections
• Barcode Scanning Tips
• Avoiding the Worst Case Scenario
• Using CGC Grades in ComicBase
• Vista: Where’s the Pictures Folder?
• Vista: Disabling User Account Controls While Avoiding .OCX Errors
• Moving Inventory to Another Title
• Checking That Your Titles are Named Properly
• Merging Databases

January, 2007

• Compact Your Database for Best Performance
• Set Window Color to Distinguish Your Database
• Discounting Price Across Your Entire Database
• What to do if You Have Trouble Checking for Updates
• See All the Comics Published the Month You Were Born
• Quickly Getting to a Title’s Picture Folder
• Secret Stuff in Barcodes, Part 3: Publisher and Series…Sort of…
• Secret Stuff in Barcodes, Part 2: Dates, Issues #s, Variants, and Printings
• Secret Stuff in Barcodes, Part 1: Bookland Style
• Navigating to Titles with Strange Punctuation
• Showing Just the Titles in Your Collection
• "I Can’t Find This Title"
• Issue Color Coding
• Adding Pictures by Dragging and Dropping
• The Fastest Way to Enter Issues
• Bypassing the Automatic Backup When Exiting
• Insurance Reports for Your Collection
• Secret Printing Numbers on Books
• Moving ComicBase to a New Computer
• Noting the Location of your Batch-Entered Comics