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{
  "title": "Tags & Dates",
  "intro": "Learn to use tags and dates in Workflowy to get organized and filter items."
}
---

# When to use

Tags and dates in Workflowy make your notes smarter and more dynamic. Use **tags** (like `#priority` or `#clientA`) to group related bullets across your whole account - click a tag to instantly filter everything with that label. Add **date tags**to bullets to use natural language searches like 'this week' or 'tomorrow' to quickly filter them. Together, tags and dates turn your outline into a powerful system for planning, organizing, and retrieving anything fast.

# Add a date with numbers

{% steps %}
1. Start typing a date in one of the supported formats
2. The date widget will pop up and suggest a date
3. Once the suggestion matches the date you want, hit **ENTER**
{% /steps %}

There are multiple date formats you can use: **MM** = month, **DD** = day, **YY** = year

MM‑DD‑YYYY
MM/DD/YYYY
MM‑DD‑YY
MM/DD/YY
MM‑DD
MM/DD

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# Add a date with natural language

Workflowy can also understand several natural language dates.

{% steps %}
1. Start typing a natural language date
2. The date widget will pop up and suggest a date
3. Once the suggestion matches the date you want, hit **ENTER**
{% /steps %}

You can use the following terms: **today**, **tomorrow**, **yesterday**, **this week**, **next week**, **last week**, **this month**, **next month**, **last month**, **this year**, **next year**, **last year**.

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# Add a date with the date picker

You can add date tags with a date picker that lets you choose your date from a calendar. You can also use the date picker to set date ranges.

{% steps %}
1. Type `!!` to display the date picker
2. Choose a date from the calendar, one of the frequently used options, or type your date using natural language (your date will be highlighted in the calendar)
3. Hit **Enter** to confirm your date
{% /steps %}

You can also display the date picker using the slash command `/date`.

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# Set a custom date format

You can set a custom date format that will be used for all date tags.

{% steps %}
1. Open the settings menu
2. Choose a date format preset from the dropdown menu
3. Close the settings menu
{% /steps %}

All date tags will automatically update to reflect the date format you chose.

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# Remove date tags

You can remove any date tag by deleting it like regular text or with a keyboard shortcut.

{% steps %}
1. Hold the **Alt** key on Windows or **Cmd** key on Mac
2. Click the date tag you want to remove
{% /steps %}

The date tag will explode and be removed.

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# Add a tag

You can add tags anywhere in Workflowy. Tags allow you to quickly filter items. You can use the `#` or the `@` symbol to create tags. You can add as many tags as you like to an item.

{% steps %}
1. Type `#` or `@`
2. Type the rest of the tag
{% /steps %}

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# Filter using tags

You can use tags to quickly filter items, and you can filter items with multiple tags at once. You can also search for tags in the search bar.

{% steps %}
1. Locate a tag you want to filter in your account
2. Click on the tag to filter it
3. Click the tag again to stop filtering
{% /steps %}

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# Choose start day of the week

You can set the start of the week to be either Monday or Sunday. This will affect all the date related settings like what day is shown first in the calendar date picker, and which days are considered when searching for dates with natural language like "**this week**" or "**last week**".

{% steps %}
1. Open the settings panel
2. Click the 'Start of week' dropdown to choose a day
{% /steps %}