How to drag and add literature from the advanced search results to a collection?

ljkong

I created a new collection and wanted to add some existing literature to it.

However, since I was currently viewing that collection’s page, I chose to use the advanced search instead. But after completing the search and finding the literature I wanted, I realized there was no quick way to add these items to my collection—unless I double-clicked on each one, which triggered a rather lengthy process: waiting for the entire library to load, locating the specific item within the library, and then dragging it into my new collection.

This is too cumbersome. If I’d known earlier, I would have just searched directly in the library.

dstillman

You can drag from the Advanced Search window to collections in the left-hand pane. (It looks like dragging to the items list from that window doesn't currently work.)

Alternatively, you can do a Select All in the Advanced Search window to select all matches, press Enter to select all those items in the main window, and then drag or right-click → Add to Collection from there. (Your search would have to match only top-level items, or you'd have to press - to collapse all results and then use the mouse and Shift-click to select the top and bottom items.)

ljkong

Thanks very much! your answer solved my question! It's a simply method to drag from the Advanced Search window to collections in the left-hand pane. I previously only considered dragging it into the list windows.