yWriter Comprehensive Help File

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TAGS

What is a TAG and how do I use it?

(1) There is a tag attribute in the character definition that you can use as a grouping label, with a report under Characters that prints them by tag. For example you could tag a bunch of characters 'antagonist', then filtering on 'anta' would only show all your antagonists. Ditto for members of a family, etc.
(2) At the moment you can filter character/item/location filtering on tags. Therefore you could tag scenes in which 'a secret weapon? is mentioned, or possibly seasons, the wine cellar, what have you.
(3) Under the Scenes menu there's an option to 'Print scenes per tag'. Some people use that for things like tracking subplots. You can also enter tags for characters, locations, and items, and there's a similar print option for each.

How do I tag a scene?

Go to Scene editor> Details tab.

What purpose do tags serve?

To filter the currently visible elements.
To keep track of themes in subplots[?]
Characters could have tags like 'sidekick? or 'mentor?; or catholic and protestant.

How do you view tags?

In the edit mode off the individual character/location/item?