Hi Audrey – I have most of my music listed in Excel spreadsheet format. This, at the moment, consists of two columns, namely, 1st column name of song, 2nd column, in which music book/location of music. This method could easily be extended to 3 columns so that each line/music sheet showed type of music or style, e.g. Ballad, Swing, or four columns so that you can also indicate which SD card the Style/setting is on.

If your Word listing is in Table format then you can do the same with yours. IF not, but you have tabbed it into two columns then this can easily be converted into a Table format or into Excel and this will also work to extend another column(s) to include style whatever. Other players may have used database software to do this.

The beauty of putting this sort of list into Word table, spreadsheet or database format is that the same list can be sorted into any order you want by sorting, column 1 or 2 etc. I have not categorized my own listing into Ballads/Swing/Latin etc. otherwise I would let you have it.

Lets assume that you do this. Would you be thinking of putting your music folders into that type of order? I have tried various methods of storing, alphabetical, type of song etc. All have things to recommend them – at least if you have them in alphabetical order, you know which folder to look in. Of course, if you had a Music Pad Pro!!!. You have to input all the music sheets on it – no quick and easy task, then make yourself Playlists selecting the same song in very many different lists etc., Now that is another option.

The truth is – there is no quick method!!! From your question you are obviously thinking on the right lines.

Audrey – unless someone can pass over a similar list in Word to you that you can adapt to your system, then as you have obviously managed with your method so far - I would suggest you stick with what you are familiar with!!!

I can convert your Word Lists into Excel for you if it would help you – please let me know

Good Luck with whatever you do - Joan