# Organizing documents with tags (https://docs.hireway.dev/docs/documents/organizing-with-tags)

Tags are short labels you add to documents, such as the kind of role, the industry, or whether you've sent it. Once any document has a tag, Documents shows a row of tag chips you can use as filters.

## Add or remove tags [#add-or-remove-tags]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Tags dialog">
    On Documents, open the document's **⋯** menu and choose **Tags…**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Type a tag">
    Type in the **Add a keyword...** field and press <kbd>Enter</kbd> or type a comma <kbd>,</kbd> to add it. Add as many as you like.

    <Frame caption="The Tags dialog">
      <img src="/images/guides/organizing-with-tags/tags-dialog.webp" alt="The Tags dialog with games and unity tags added and an empty Add a keyword field" />
    </Frame>

  </Step>
  <Step title="Edit or remove a tag">
    Select the pencil next to a tag to change it, or the **×** to remove it. You can drag tags to reorder them.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Save">
    Select **Save**. Closing the dialog without saving discards your changes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Tags are unavailable while a document is locked. Unlock it first (see [Managing your documents](/docs/documents/managing-documents#lock-a-document)).

<Tip>Duplicating a resume, or copying it for a job, keeps its tags, so a family of versions stays grouped.</Tip>

## Filter by tag [#filter-by-tag]

Select a chip above your documents, for example **#unity**, to show only documents with that tag. The chip turns green while it's active. Select more chips to narrow the list further: a document must have every selected tag to appear. Select an active chip again to turn it off.

<Frame caption="Documents filtered by one tag">
  <img
    src="/images/guides/organizing-with-tags/tag-filter-active.webp"
    alt="The tag chips #games, #senior and #unity with #unity active, and a single matching resume card below"
  />
</Frame>

Tag filters work together with the **All**, **Resumes** and **Letters** tabs and with search. The search field also matches tag names, so typing a tag finds its documents too.

## Ideas for tags [#ideas-for-tags]

- the kind of role: `frontend`, `product`, `teaching`;
- the stage: `draft`, `sent`;
- the market or language: `uk`, `german`;
- a version: `one-page`, `long`.

## Related guides [#related-guides]

- [Managing your documents](/docs/documents/managing-documents): search, sort, rename and duplicate.
- [Tracking job applications](/docs/applications/tracking-job-applications): follow each application from saved to closed.