How to organise your coverage using Sections and sorting
Sections and sorting are the two main tools for keeping your report tidy and easy to read. This article covers both.
Sections
What is a Section?
A Section is a named group of clips within a report. You might use Sections to separate coverage by campaign, month, region, coverage type, or any other way that makes sense for your client.
How to add clips to a Section
When you import coverage, you can choose which Section to add it to — or create a new one on the spot. This is the easiest way to keep things organised from the start.
How to rename a Section and add an intro
Click the edit icon next to the Section name. You can change the name and add a short paragraph of text to introduce that group of coverage. The intro text shows in both the shared online report and the PDF.
How to reorder Sections
Go to the Overview page. Drag and drop your Sections into the order you want, or use the up and down arrows. The top Section appears first in your report.
Sorting clips within a Section
Automatic sorting
Automatic sorting keeps your clips in order as you add new ones — you set it once and CoverageBook handles the rest.
Click Sort coverage by inside a Section.
Choose your sort order from the dropdown: date, title, outlet name, or by a metric (views, engagements, audience — highest or lowest).
Tick Automatically maintain this order.
Click Sort.
Each Section can have its own sort order, so you can sort one Section by date and another by views.
Heads up: when automatic sorting is on, you can't manually drag and drop clips within that Section. Untick the automatic sort option first if you need to make manual adjustments.
Manual sorting
To move a single clip, drag and drop it to a new position.
To move multiple clips:
Tick the checkbox on each clip you want to move (or select all).
Click the dropdown that appears and choose what to do with them:
Move to the front or end of the Section
Move to a specific position in the Section
Move to a different Section
Move or copy to another report
Delete from the report
Fixing date order problems
If you sort by date and some clips end up in the wrong place, it usually means those clips don't have a published date saved.
Switch to List View in the Section — this shows all clips with their published dates at a glance, making it easy to spot the ones that need updating.
To add or fix a date, open the clip, click Published Date, add the correct date, and save. CoverageBook will move the clip to the right position automatically.
Switching between Grid and List view when editing
While editing, you can toggle between Grid view (the default) and List view using the switch above the clips. List view shows more clips at once with their data alongside — useful when you're checking dates, scanning metrics, or moving clips around. This won't change the view for your report readers or other editors — it's just for you!
