# Tagging Layers

## Tag / Untag Layer/s

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**(Added in** [**version 2.0**](/releases.md#2-0)**)**

Tags or untags layers/groups using markers with a specified label color (Win: Ctrl+Shift+3; Mac: no default shortcut).

{% hint style="info" %}
*Note for Windows* [*Single Script Mode*](/main-functions/shortcuts.md#single-script-mode-windows-only) *users:*\
Due to AE now occupying Ctrl+Shift+B, the default shortcut for *Tag / Untag Layer/s* has been changed from to Ctrl+Shift+3 in [version 2.5.1](/releases.md#id-2-5-1).
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/vEb0C6TRx70LhxmJghRE" alt=""><figcaption><p>Tag / Untag Layer/s Panel</p></figcaption></figure>

### Adding / Removing Tags

Firs&#x74;**,** select the layers you want to tag or untag. Then execute *Tag / Untag Layer/s* and click on the desired label (or press one of the label ID shortcuts (0-9, A-G)). You will now be asked what name you want to give to the *Tag Group*. Afterwards, *Workflower* will add a marker named

> *\[\[TAG: `Tag Name`]]*

to the layer/s, or remove the marker if a marker with the selected label already exists on the layer.

<figure><img src="/files/hWw4IBoxclWQQHAxoKrH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Layers and Groups tagged with various Tag Groups</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="danger" %}
Do **not** change the naming structure of the tag - *\[\[TAG: `Tag Name`]]* - otherwise, *Workflower* won't be able to identify the tag.
{% endhint %}

You may also delete tag markers by right-clicking on a marker in AE's timeline and selecting AE's *Delete This Marker* or *Delete All Markers*.

Multiple tags with different label colors per layer/group are possible.

### Performing Actions

After tagging, execute [Perform on Action Tagged Layer/s](#perform-action-on-tagged-layer-s) to execute an action on *Tagged Layers*.

Execute [Activate / Deactivate Tag Group 1 / 2 / 3](#activate-deactivate-tag-group) to (de)activate *Tag Group 1, 2* or *3* if you quickly want to perform that action without the need for going through the tagging panel.

### Tagging Panel

On the panel, there's an abbreviation of the Tag *Group Name* as well as the layer count visible.&#x20;

Hover over any of the *Tag Groups* on the panel to see a tooltip with the full name as well as a list of all contained layers:

<figure><img src="/files/vpoyuVDmQzJuRKYJi3Yx" alt=""><figcaption><p>Tooltip with Tag Group Name and contained Layers</p></figcaption></figure>

You can rename existing *Tag Groups,* remove entire *Tag Groups,* or re-assign another label color to a *Tag Group* by *Shift*-clicking on a label color on the panel.

You may change the tag label color afterward by double-clicking on the marker in AE's timeline and changing the label color via AE's dropdown. However, be aware that all *Tagged Layers* of a *Tag Group* will inherit the name of the top-most *Tagged Layer*. So, if you change the marker label color of the top-most *Tagged Layer* of a *Tag Group* and you then execute *Refresh Layout*, all other *Tagged Layers* will be named like the top-most layer.

You can close the tagging panel by either clicking on empty space on the panel itself or by hitting *Escape*.

### Refreshing Timing of Tag Markers

In case you moved layers and *Tag Markers* are not at the position they used to be and might even be out of the composition scope, you can just execute [Refresh Layout](/main-functions/layout.md#refresh-layout) and now all *Tag Markers* will move back to the position they were originally created at.

### Tag / Untag Layer/s Shortcuts

<table><thead><tr><th width="302">Function</th><th width="214.33333333333331">Shortcut (Win)</th><th>Shortcut (Mac)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Rename / Remove / Re-Assign Tag Group</td><td>Shift+Click on Color</td><td>Shift+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Tag / Untag Layer/s by Shortcut</td><td>0 - 9, A - G</td><td>0 - 9, A - G</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Perform Action on Tagged Layer/s

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**(Added in** [**version 2.0**](/releases.md#2-0)**)**

Performs an action on *Tagged Layers* as specified by [Tag / Untag Layer/s](#tag-untag-layer-s) (Win: Ctrl+Shift+2; Mac: macControl+R).

<figure><img src="/files/dKkeyqoQhyOlqqZww4pg" alt=""><figcaption><p>Perform Action on Tagged Layer/s Panel</p></figcaption></figure>

Possible actions are:

1. Activating (= enable & solo if necessary) / Deactivating
2. Enabling / Disabling
3. Soloing / Unsoloing
4. Locking / Unlocking
5. Selecting / Deselecting
6. Toggling effects
7. Toggling motion blur
8. Jump to the top-most layer of a *Tag Group*

When toggling motion blur, *Workflower* will also consider motion blur effects on a layer and toggle their visibility. The following motion blur effects will be considered:

* CC Force Motion Blur
* Pixel Motion Blur
* RSMB
* RSMB Pro
* RSMB Pro Vectors

As with the [Tag / Untag Layer/s](#tag-untag-layer-s) panel, if you hover over any of the *Tag Groups* on the panel, you can see a tooltip with the full *Tag Group* name as well as a list of all contained layers:

You can close the tagging panel by either clicking on empty space on the panel itself or by hitting *Escape*.

### State Behavior

If there is any layer/group within the *Tag Group* that has a disabled state of the specified property/action (= all but one layer is locked), *Workflower* will enable the state for all layers (= lock all layers). If all properties are enabled (= all layers are locked), *Workflower* will disable them (= unlock all layers).

However, you can also force the states to be either on or off, no matter what the state was before by center-clicking on a color (= turning the states **on**), or by right-clicking on a color (= turning the states **off**).

### Perform Action on Tagged Layer/s Shortcuts

You can also use shortcuts to select one of the actions as specified in \[ ] after the action name.

Additionally, you can use one of the label ID shortcuts (0-9, A-G) to directly select one of the *Tag Groups*.

Yet another way to use shortcuts is to hold down one of the modifier keys (as laid out on the panel itself) and to click on one of the *Tag Groups* to directly execute an action on them.

#### State Shortcuts

<table><thead><tr><th width="242">Function</th><th width="243.33333333333331">Shortcut (Win)</th><th>Shortcut (Mac)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Toggle States when performing Action</td><td>Left-Click on Color</td><td>Left-Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Enable States when performing Action</td><td>Center-Click on Color</td><td>Center-Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Disable States when performing Action</td><td>Right-Click on Color</td><td>Right-Click on Color</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Action Shortcuts (to apply directly)

<table><thead><tr><th width="241">Function</th><th width="243.33333333333331">Shortcut (Win)</th><th>Shortcut (Mac)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Activate / Deactivate</td><td>Ctrl+Click on Color</td><td>Cmd+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Solo / Unsolo</td><td>Alt+Click on Color</td><td>Option+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Select / Deselect</td><td>Ctrl+Alt+Click on Color</td><td>Cmd+Option+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Jump To</td><td>Ctrl+Shift+Click on Color</td><td>Cmd+Shift+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Continue to Perform Actions</td><td>Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click on Color</td><td>Cmd+Option+Shift+Click on Color</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Action Shortcuts (to select on Panel)

<table><thead><tr><th width="244">Function</th><th width="242.33333333333331">Shortcut (Win)</th><th>Shortcut (Mac)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Activate / Deactivate</td><td>T</td><td>T</td></tr><tr><td>Enable / Disable</td><td>N</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>Solo / Unsolo</td><td>O</td><td>O</td></tr><tr><td>Lock / Unlock</td><td>L</td><td>L</td></tr><tr><td>Select / Deselect</td><td>S</td><td>S</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Effects</td><td>F</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Motion Blur</td><td>M</td><td>M</td></tr><tr><td>Jump To</td><td>J</td><td>J</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Miscellaneous Tagging Shortcuts

<table><thead><tr><th width="244">Function</th><th width="241.33333333333331">Shortcut (Win)</th><th>Shortcut (Mac)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Rename / Remove Tag Group</td><td>Shift+Click on Color</td><td>Shift+Click on Color</td></tr><tr><td>Perform Action on Tag Group by Shortcut</td><td>0 - 9, A - G</td><td>0 - 9, A - G</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Activate / Deactivate Tag Group 1 / 2 / 3

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**(Added in** [**version 2.0**](/releases.md#2-0)**)**

Quickly activates and deactivates Tag *Group 1, 2,* or *3* without the need for going through the tagging panel (Win: \[1] Alt+F3, \[2] Alt+F5, \[3] Alt+F6; Mac: no default shortcut).

Possible usage: You might want to put render-intensive layers in *Tag Group 1* or *2* (like grain, chromatic aberration, color correction, etc.) and quickly activate/deactivate with this function. That way, you can easily preview/hide those effects without interrupting your workflow.

{% hint style="warning" %}
*Activate / Deactivate Tag Group 3* is not available in the main menu and can only be executed via the shortcut.
{% endhint %}


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