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Tags & Dates

Add a date with numbers

Add a date with natural language

Add a tag

Filter using tags

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Tags & Dates

Tags & Dates

You can add date tags to any item. Date tags allow you to search for dates and date ranges. There are multiple ways to input dates, either with numbers or with natural language.

Add a date with numbers

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

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

Add a date with natural language

Workflowy can also understand several natural language dates.
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

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

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.
1. Type # or @
2. Type the rest of the tag

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.
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
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