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Tags

Every item in Everdo can be assigned a set of tags. There are three basic types of tags, each serving a different purpose. You can change the type of a tag at any time.

  • Label The most general type of a tag. Labels can be used to filter items in the current view.
  • Area Similar to labels, but can also be used as a global, application-level filter for items.
  • Contact Can be assigned to actions in Waiting For and used as a filter.
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Actions dynamically inherit all tags from their parent projects.

Creating and editing tags​

Tag creation is available from within the item editor view. The exact UI varies between platforms.

To edit an existing tag, use the Tag Manager dialog T in the desktop app, or Menu -> Manage Tags in a mobile app.

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Deleting a tag in the Tag Manager window will remove it from all associated items with no way to undelete. However it will not delete the associated items.

Using labels​

Labels help you organize your actions and projects in a way that makes it easier for you to find relevant work later on, by the use of filtering. Some examples of using labels are

  • priority labels, such as p1 p2 p3
  • work category labels: writing coding chores call
  • contextual labels @store @computer @review
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When creating labels, the end goal is to create just enough to make it easy to filter your tasks by useful criteria. Going beyond that in organization is not the intended use of labels or tags in general.

Using areas​

An area acts as a global filter for actions and projects, hiding anything that is not relevant. Therefore areas are a great way to separate your major commitments that are non-overlapping in context or environment. This helps keeping your GTD lists shorter without loss of relevant information. Some common examples for areas include

  • Work
  • Home
  • Personal

Context tags​

Any tag that starts with "@" is treated as a context tag. It will appear in the Contexts section of the navigation sidebar. Using such tags makes it more convenient to view the associated actions and lets you drag-and-drop items into the context.

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Any type of a tag can be made into a context by adding the symbol "@" at the beginning. For example you can have an area that is also a context.