Create a Smart Query Manually

You can create a complex smart queries using the properties listed in the Smart Query Syntax section. Combine the properties with logical operators to create a custom smart query that results in quickly finding the books you want.

To create a query manually:

1. Click the Open Smart Query button on the Search box.

   

2. Using the properties listed in the Smart Query Syntax section, type your custom smart query in the Type a query box on the Smart Query dialogue.

   For example, to find all books added less than one week ago, enter the following in the Type a query box:

   added:<"1 week ago"

   

3. Click Confirm.

   The books matching your smart query display.

   

4. To go back to all your books, click the Back button on your bookshelf.

Here are some other useful manual smart queries:

To find books...	enter this manual Smart Query
you uploaded last week or 7 days ago	added:<"1 weeks ago" or added:<"7 days ago"
that do not have tags	not tags:\*
not in a series and not in a bookshelf	not series:* and not shelves:*