# TAGS help with creating, is it possibke

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**Created:** [January 12, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146 "2022-01-12T17:50:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![lidans5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/lidans5/32/631_2.png) [@lidans5](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/lidans5)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/1 "2022-01-12T17:50:22Z")

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Is there a way to add TAGS (many) to each entry/doc I have in JABREF so after reading many essays I can search by using my personal TAGS ?

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/2 "2022-01-12T19:06:17Z")

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Yes, you can use the keyword field for this. The docs provide some tips on how to use them  
[Keywords - JabRef](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/keywords)

You can also then create a group based on these keywords,

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**Author:** ![lidans5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/lidans5/32/631_2.png) [@lidans5](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/lidans5)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/3 "2022-01-12T21:18:36Z")

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how do I separate properly between the keywords?

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/4 "2022-01-13T07:19:56Z")

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i think via comma. Something like this in your .bib file:

```auto
@Article{wombat2016,
  author = {Walther Wombat and Klaus Koala},
  date = {2016},
  journaltitle = {Journal of modern skepticism},
  title = {The true meaning of 42},
  keywords = {keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5},
}

```

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/b/b776d82a652f1cbee9fb48c1d67ce15925427381.png)

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/5 "2022-01-13T07:22:53Z")

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You also can use a RegEx to find specific data within fields and create a group from that:

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/d/d7f55d141f76f5b20b13b71ea7b9f2bade80fe8a.png)

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/6 "2022-01-13T11:13:45Z")

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In the Preferences \> Groups → Keyword separator, you can also configure the keyword separator used for those groups

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/tags-help-with-creating-is-it-possibke/3146/7 "2022-01-13T14:47:42Z")

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thank you all  
you are so helpfull