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What is a tag?

A tag is a single keyword applied to a post that describes a topic, theme, or category of the post. Each post may have multiple tags. For example, a post about a mouse might have the tags, mouse USB optical wireless DPI. If you enter multiple words separated by spaces you will create multiple tags, not a phrase.What is a tag cloud?

A tag cloud displays tags used frequently within an area of a community. Tags applied frequently will appear in a larger font. A tag cloud can give you a sense of what the hot topics are in a given area.

What can I do with tags?

Tagging items helps other users discover interesting posts. Tagging can also help you bookmark related items.

Why do people tag?

Some users will tag posts for their own convenience in finding them later. Other users enjoy helping categorize interesting posts for the benefit of the community. Users who tag lots of posts gain status by appearing on Tag Leaderboards.

How do I tag?

You can use tags to bookmark, categorize, or identify a post. A well chosen tag will also help other users find interesting content.

Navigate to an interesting message or comment. When you're at a place where you can read the whole message, you'll see the Tags area, in the left column.

Type a single-word topic into the Add Tag field. You can type more than one tag - just type a space after each.

Click the Add Tag button.

The Tags area updates with your new tags!

Where are my tags?

Find messages you've tagged by visiting your profile and choosing the tag. You can also click on the tag on any cloud and look for the My Most Tagged Messages section.

Or perhaps you have found something that want to check on regularly... Just set up a bookmark and subscription and let the community do the work for you--straight to your inbox!

How do I use bookmarks?

Bookmarks allow you to list community content -- boards, articles, ideas, topics, or individual posts -- on a special page so you can easily find it again.

To bookmark a piece of content:

   1. Go to the item you want to bookmark.
      You can bookmark a board, a blog article, an idea exchange, or any other location in the community. You can also bookmark a specific post.
   2. To bookmark a location, choose (Location) Options Bookmark this ....
   3. To bookmark a specific post, go to the post and choose (Post) Options > Bookmark this ...
      That's all there is to it!

To view and manage your bookmarks:

   1. Click My Settings and click the Subscriptions & Bookmarks tab.
   2. Click Bookmarks to see a list of the items you've bookmarked.
      You can click a bookmark to go to the item.
   3. To delete a bookmark, click the check box for the bookmark and choose Bookmark Options > Delete Selected Bookmarks.

How do I use subscriptions?

Subscriptions let you get email updates whenever new content appears in an area of the community that you're interested in. You can subscribe to a board, a blog article, an idea exchange, or any other location in the community. You can also subscribe to a specific post.

To subscribe to content content:

   1. Go to the item you want to subscribe to.
   2. To subscribe to a location, choose (Location) Options Subscribe to this ....
   3. To subscribe to a specific post, go to the post and choose (Post) Options > Subscribe to this ...
      That's all there is to it!

To view and manage your subscriptions:

   1. Click My Settings and click the Subscriptions & Bookmarks tab.
   2. Click Email Subscriptions to see a list of the items you've subscribed to.
      You can click a subscription to go to the item.
   3. To delete a subscription, click the check box for the subscription and choose Email Subscription Options > Delete Selected Subscriptions.