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# Apply labels to documents

Create labels and apply them to documents in bulk.

1. In the left panel, find the **Labels** section and select the <img src="https://2262431129-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlnHu06wl3NH457iwjBmr%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9f87cce26b778055f8740d8dda501193a2da071f%2Ficon-add.svg?alt=media" alt="add" data-size="line"> (add) icon beside its heading. In the **Create Label** dialog that opens, enter a name (a colour is filled in for you, or pick your own), then select **Create**.
2. To apply it, select one or more document rows with their checkboxes, click <img src="https://2262431129-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlnHu06wl3NH457iwjBmr%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4630e5f670063ccc041d3526128ac3a57b214876%2Ficon-label.svg?alt=media" alt="Label as" data-size="line"> in the bulk-action toolbar, choose the labels, and click <img src="https://2262431129-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlnHu06wl3NH457iwjBmr%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1948f5e6ef2118c4e58fdc6bdf895c6a4fbf16a5%2Fbtn-apply.svg?alt=media" alt="Apply" data-size="line">.
3. To see only labelled documents, tick the label in the Review panel sidebar.

## Other ways to apply a label

Once a label exists, there are several other ways to apply it to selected documents:

* Right-click one or more selected documents and choose **Label as** — this opens the same label menu as the bulk-action button in step 2.
* In the Review tab, click a document's **Labels** column cell to open the label picker for that row.
* Open a document's **Properties** panel and edit the **Labels** field under **Organisation**.
* Drag one or more selected rows onto a label in the sidebar.

## Related

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Folders, labels, and collections</strong></td><td>How labels, folders, and collections differ, and what each is for.</td><td><a href="/reference/folders-labels-and-collections.md">Folders, labels, and collections</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Organise documents into folders</strong></td><td>Create folders, move documents between them, and filter the matter by folder.</td><td><a href="/how-to-guides/organise/organise-documents-into-folders.md">Organise documents into folders</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Group documents into a collection</strong></td><td>Create a collection and add documents to segment your document set.</td><td><a href="/how-to-guides/organise/group-documents-into-collection.md">Group documents into a collection</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Find and remove duplicate documents</strong></td><td>Detect duplicate documents and remove the copies you don't need.</td><td><a href="/how-to-guides/organise/find-remove-duplicates.md">Find and remove duplicate documents</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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