Quote Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev View Post
I was wondering what programs people use on their computers for cataloging their collections? Having never used Excel, for years I've just been using the old 'chuck a table into Microsoft word' technique. The only problem now is that it is now up to 46 pages and Primus knows how many subcatagories.

Can anyone suggest a better program to use (I'm sure there is many) as I want to transfer/cut&paste the info on my 1300 into something a lot easier and accessible. If I count targetmaster partners and individual kreons in the overall amount of figures I got in my POL from BBTS I've got 50 new entries to do and it's taking forever and seeming like an onerous way to do it.

Any screen shots and/or info on how you break your collections into sub catagories would also be welcome as I'm sure there is a better way then how I am doing currently doing it
I have been wanting to catalog my collection for some time now and have tried various applications without much confidence or satisfaction (found some that are meant for home contents etc). However just trawling the boards here I noticed some members with shmax.com signatures and was intrigued by the info displayed about the members collections. I am a complete novice at this site having only just signed up myself but might be worth looking into as after adding transformers you own to your profile you have the ability to download the info to an excel sheet compiled automatically (with the click of a button) with menu's and columns showing different info about the toys in your collection. I'm thinking about using the download as a basis for my catalog then adding some more columns as needed.

See pics:

Goto shmax.com and create an account. Once signed in follow the steps on the pic to add bots to your collection.



After clicking the add to collection it automatically assumes that the item is sealed in box but click the blue bar and it allows you to edit the item with exactly what you have. You can even click add to collection twice if you have a boxed and loose version of a toy



Once you have entered all your bots (or even if you just want to test out what the download looks like) click your username (top right) and choose download collection.



Here's a pic of the exel sheet that the website downloads. I have only added my action masters and a few others but you get the idea



Hope this helps some people