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Filtering lists by tags that contain sub-tags

If a list contains items with different tags assigned to them, a tag filter bar is shown at the top of the Things window. This filter bar only contains the relevant tags that you need to filter the current list.

If tags that occur in a list are sub-tags of another tag, then that tag is shown in the filter bar and the sub-tags are hidden. Only if you click on that tag are the sub-tags shown.

To filter a list by tags that contain sub-tags:

Step 1

Select a list in the sidebar or navigate into a project.

Step 2

Click on a tag in the filter bar at the top of the Things window. If this tag contains sub-tags, they are now shown in the filter bar as well. Also, the list shows the filtered to-dos sorted in the order of the sub-tags. You can specify the order of the sub-tags in the Tags window.

You can stop filtering by either moving to another list or by clicking on All in the filter bar.