Print list and page header
Create a clear A4 list of your collection or your current search results. This guide describes the print feature in Windows version VM-W.
Demo, Standard, Pro and LZM activation
Purchased Standard and Pro editions are activated once and may be used indefinitely. There is no subscription. Standard's limited voice bonus is a separate entitlement. The 45-day Pro trial initially includes all features. Afterwards only adding new media and printing/PDF are locked; existing data can still be edited, deleted and queried. Voice, export and backups remain available in the expired demo. Purchasing preserves the existing collection. Paid Standard enables collection features including adding and printing. Its one-time voice bonus lasts 30 days from the purchase date signed in the licence, even if unused. Reactivation, updates and restoration neither restart nor extend it. Once it expires, only Standard voice input/announcements are locked. Pro provides voice permanently within a valid licence.
Choose the content
Menu path: Menu → 1 → 1.2 → Print list. Open Print list in the export area and select Current results or Entire collection, portrait or landscape, table font and columns. Compartment number and media number remain the saved storage locations. Include tracks adds track rows; the track-search and artist rules below also apply to printing. Track sorting automatically outputs track rows. Existing original values take priority. Display, export and printing use the saved details unchanged; supplementary data do not automatically rewrite artist, album title, year, format or quantity, or fill missing original values in the background. Compartment numbers, media numbers, prefixes and leading zeros are retained.
Compact list based on the Excel layout
The standard print layout uses 9 pt, narrow cell padding and a full grid: every table cell has a border. Compartment number and media number appear on the left before artist and title. On an A4 portrait page, the compact default is designed for about 60–65 single-line media rows. Long titles that wrap, included tracks, larger logos or taller headers need more space and can reduce the number of entries per page. Check the preview; table rows are not clipped.
One sorting choice for display, export and printing
The main list, export and printing share the same sorting. The default is compartment number, then media number (storage position), both numerically ascending: 2 before 10. All 15 columns can be sort criteria. Add up to 15 criteria as needed and choose ascending or descending for each. The arrows move a criterion together with its direction; any criterion except the last remaining one can be removed. Changes apply immediately everywhere. Default sorting restores compartment number and media number throughout with one click. Saved numbers, prefixes, leading zeros and search filters remain unchanged.
Sort by tracks
As soon as a track field is selected as a criterion, individual tracks are sorted across albums using all priorities. This includes track title, position, artist, duration and counter reading. Durations are compared as time; for counter readings, 0002 comes before 0010. Without a track criterion, the saved track sequence is retained within the sorted albums. Display, CSV and printing use the same track rows in the same order. JSON still contains the complete original albums and additionally describes the visible order using rows references.
Track searches and compilations
A search in the track field limits track rows to matching tracks and also applies the artist filter. For an artist-only search in track mode, matching album artists retain their album tracks. Otherwise, compilations show only tracks with a matching track artist. When sorting by track, the required track columns are automatically included in the printout.
Keep existing templates
Older print templates are upgraded automatically. The previous default size of 10 pt changes to 9 pt; other explicitly chosen font sizes are kept. The former full default column set changes to the Excel selection without an additional Media type column. A different custom column selection is kept. The four header lines, both logos and saved sorting rules remain. The compact grid applies to all templates. For a mixed selection, such as CDs and LPs together, the media type is automatically included and cannot be hidden for that printout.
Design the page header
Under Page header, choose or remove the left and right logos independently. PNG, JPEG and WebP files up to 5 MB are supported. Set the width of each logo. The centre contains four text lines; set each line’s text, font family, size, bold/italic, colour and alignment separately. Empty lines stay empty. The page header and column headings repeat on every page.
Template and preview
The print template is automatically saved with the settings and included in the full backup. Date, count and page numbers are optional. The preview shows the first page and the total number of pages and list rows. Check it after making changes. If a header or table row is too tall, the app tells you which settings you can reduce.
Print or save a PDF
Print / PDF opens the Windows print dialog. Choose an available printer or Save as PDF and a destination. Use A4 and the portrait or landscape orientation chosen in the template. An open print dialog does not confirm a completed print job; check the outcome in the dialog or the saved PDF file.