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Categories
With the CardScan software “categories” feature you can assign contacts to groups – and then find and act on those groups for maximum efficiency.

Batch Scanning: Assigning notes and Categories to a Batch
To assign notes and categories to a batch of cards: |

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- Scan the first card or cards if scanning with Auto-Detect. The Scanning Options dialog appears.
- Click Batch Options. The Assign Notes and Categories to Batch dialog appears.
- In the Categories window, click the categories to assign to all cards in the batch. To add, rename or remove categories.
- In the Notes window, type your notes. To enter date and time, click the icons to the right of the Notes window.
- Click OK. The Scanning Options dialog appears.
- Scan the rest of the batch.
- Click Process.
- Processes all cards.
- Assigns selected categories to each card.
- Adds notes to each card.
- Displays the first card of the batch in Edit view.

Editing the List of Categories
When you edit categories in the list, they appear in the Categories tab. |

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- Choose Edit -> Categories. The Edit Categories dialog appears.
- Edit:
- To add a category, click Add and enter its name.
- To remove a category, select it and click Delete.
- To rename a category, select it, click Rename and enter the name.
- Click OK.

Checkboxes in Assign Categories dialog
When you assign categories to multiple contacts, the checkboxes in the Assign Categories dialog may appear as follows: |

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- Empty checkbox
This category is not assigned to any of the selected contacts. Clicking it assigns it to all selected contacts, and a solid checkmark appears in the checkbox.
- Solid checkmark
This category is assigned to all selected contacts. Clicking it removes all selected contacts from this category, and the checkmark disappears.
- Dimmed checkmark
This category is assigned to some of the selected contacts. Clicking it removes the selected contacts from the category. Clicking the category a second time assigns it to all selected contacts, and a solid checkmark appears. Clicking it a third time returns the assignment of this category to its original state.
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