Working with tags

Tags allow you to group contacts that belong to different groups but share common traits.

For example, you may want to create a list of people you send Christmas cards to, including both friends and business associates. Since a contact can only belong to one group, tags provide a flexible alternative.

A contact can have multiple tags, and contacts from different groups can share the same tag.


Manage tags



Avoid creating tags where one tag name is a subset of another, as this may cause ambiguity when filtering.

Deleting a tag removes it from all assigned contacts.


Assign tags to contacts

You can also assign or remove tags in the Contact Editor using the Tags drop-down list:


Remove tag from contacts

Note: If you select ALL TAGS, no tags will be deleted, as the program does not allow deleting all tags at once.


Filter by multiple tags

Selecting multiple tags will display contacts with any of the selected tags. You can also filter for contacts that have all selected tags: