Tagging Programs

Tags help you in grouping ‘particular’ files. You can group items based on projects, topics, etc.
There are two types of tags:
  1. Regular Tags
  2. Smart Tags

Tags assigned to specific programs are Regular Tags. Tags assigned to a particular type of program (based on keywords) are Smart Tags.


Working with Regular Tags

Assigning Regular Tags

To assign tags, follow the steps below :


STEP 1: Right-click on the program that needs to be tagged and select the 'Tags-> Assign Tags' menu option.


Assign Tag Window

STEP 2: Type the tag names separated by comma and press 'OK.' That’s it.


Tags Window

Editing Regular Tags

Click on the Tags button on the top left of the RecentX window, move the mouse pointer over the Edit Tag, and select the tag that needs to be edited, from the menu.


Edit Tag

Another way of editing tags, is by right-clicking on the tag name directly from the tags toolbar, as shown in the picture below.


Quickly Edit Tag

Deleting Regular Tags

Click on the Tags button on the top left of the RecentX window, move the cursor over 'Delete Tag' and select the tag that needs to be deleted, from the menu.


Delete Tag

Another way of deleting tags, is by right-clicking on the tag name directly from the tags toolbar, as shown in the picture below.


Quickly Delete

Working with Smart Tags

Assigning Smart Tags

STEP 1: Click on the Tags button on the top left of the RecentX window move the mouse pointer over New Smart Tag as shown in the picture below.


New Smart Tag

STEP 2: Specify a unique tag name, search keywords, and press 'OK.'


Add Smart Tag

Editing Smart Tags

Click on the Tags button on the top left of the RecentX window, move the mouse pointer over the' Edit Tag' and select the tag that needs to be edited from the menu.


Edit Smart Tag

Another way to edit Smart tags is to right-click on the Smart tag name directly from the tags toolbar as shown in the picture below.


Quickly Edit Smart Tag

Deleting Smart Tags

Click on the Tags button on the top left of the RecentX window, move the cursor over 'Delete Smart Tag' and select the smart tag that needs to be deleted from the menu.


Delete Smart Tag

Another way to delete Smart tags is to right-click on the tag name directly from the tags toolbar as shown in the picture below.


Quickly Delete Smart Tag



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