# Columns entries for Contributing Artists and Publisher

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387 "2023-03-16T00:07:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GeekDad)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/1 "2023-03-16T00:07:44Z")

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Some of my files have entries in 'Contributing Artists' and 'Publisher'. I would like to edit or blank these entries. MP3tag doesn't seem to have entries for these fields. I created a custom column with extended information for 'Publisher' but it didn't populate with the information file information and there was no corresponding entry for 'Contributing Artists' so I couldn't create a custom column for that one. Is there a way to edit these fields in MP3tag?

-Thanks-

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**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/2 "2023-03-16T02:54:30Z")

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I’m assuming you are referring to the information you see in Windows Explorer when you mention Contrbuting Artists.

If you select one of these files in mp3tag and press Alt+T to open the Extended Tags window, you will see each field that has been stored including the name of that field. You can edit these fields directly in this window for each file, or in groups.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/3 "2023-03-16T06:43:03Z")

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> [@GeekDad](#):
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> I created a custom column with extended information for 'Publisher

You would have to show us how you created that column for Publisher as there is a field called PUBLISHER supported by MP3tag:

> **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#publisher)**
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> Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

But first please follow @MotleyG's request

> [@MotleyG](#):
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> and press Alt+T to open the Extended Tags

for a single file and post the screenshot.

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**Author:** ![GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GeekDad)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/4 "2023-04-01T15:10:41Z")

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Apparently I did something wrong because it works now.

• I screwed up the 'Tag' column - was this a default column of one I added?

• If the columns get messed up is there a way to restore the columns (either individual or all) to all their defaults?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/5 "2023-04-01T15:44:59Z")

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> [@GeekDad](#):
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> If the columns get messed up is there a way to restore the columns (either individual or all) to all their defaults?

Yes, you can with Mp3tag being closed delete the file

`%APPDATA%\Mp3tag\data\columns.ini`

and it gets restored to the defaults upon restart. The **Tag** column is part of the defaults.

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**Author:** ![GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@GeekDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GeekDad)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/6 "2023-04-01T16:22:18Z")

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Thanks - worked great!

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/columns-entries-for-contributing-artists-and-publisher/60387/7 "2023-05-01T16:23:01Z")

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