How to Tag Your Items

Tagging! It’s how you find things in Muzy search, and it’s how your stuff gets found and used by other people on Muzy.  Tags appear at the bottom of the “browse” screen to lead you to other, similar items you might be interested in, and the Muzy search function searches through tags to find items that fit your needs.

The better items are tagged in Muzy, the easier they are to find when you need them. That means, if your items are tagged well, other people are more likely to find them when they need them, and so other people are more likely to use your items.

If you’re looking to gain more karma or if you want to be helpful and add to the community, tagging your items well is a good place to start. So, here’s a step-by-step introduction to tagging.When you first publish an item, you’ll see the following screen. Notice the “Add Tag” area at the bottom:

As you type your tag in the box to the left of “Add Tag,” Muzy will show you tags that are similar to what you’re typing. Selecting from the tags that already exist is a good way to get your item found. You might even find some appropriate tags you haven’t thought of on the list… feel free to use them!

Don’t type more than one tag in at a time. If you type two tags separated by a comma, like this:

…you’ll get a tag with a comma in it. If you put in the wrong tag, or see an inappropriate tag on a drawing, you can remove it by clicking on the “x” next to the tag.

So, how do you know what tags to put on your drawing? Think about words you might use to describe it. What color is it? What shape is it? What might someone use it for? What is it? Are there synonyms for it? And, when you run out of ideas, you can search for similar objects and see what tags are used there:

Here’s my bubble, completely tagged:

Oh, and don’t forget, you can add useful tags to other people’s items, too:

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