Contact Tags

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In Clio Manage and Clio Grow, tags help you categorize, organize, and group contacts, making it easier to find and differentiate between them. Once created and added to contacts, tags are visible across various contact views, allowing you to quickly access key information.

Tip: Use tags to filter contacts in both Clio Manage and Clio Grow.

Create, edit, and delete tags in Clio Manage

Contact tags in Clio Manage can help you identify and search for contacts more efficiently. For example, a "Family Physician" tag can indicate a contact's profession, while a "Pays on time" tag can help track reliable clients. You can create, edit, and delete tags from the main Contacts table or directly in the contact form.

Note: Only administrators can create and manage contact tags. Once created, any user can apply tags to contacts.

Create tags

Contacts table Contact form
  1. Go to Contacts.
  2. In the upper right corner, click Manage tags.
  3. Under Create new tag, click the current color to open the color picker, then enter a tag name.
  4. Click Create tag.

Edit tags

Note: Editing a tag's colour and/or name will also change the colour and/or name on any contacts where the tag is applied.

Contacts table Contact form
  1. Go to Contacts.
  2. In the upper right corner, click Manage tags.
  3. Under Manage existing tags, click the pencil icon next to a tag. 
  4. Choose a new color or enter a new name
  5. Click Save.

Delete tags

Note: Deleting a tag will remove it from any contacts where the tag is applied.

Contacts table Contact form
  1. Go to Contacts.
  2. In the upper right corner, click Manage tags.
  3. Under Manage existing tags, click the trash can icon next to a tag. 
  4. Click Confirm to delete the tag.

 

Add or remove contact tags in Clio Manage

After creating contact tags in Clio Manage, you can apply them to contacts or remove them as needed. Tags appear in the main Contacts table, the contact’s Dashboard under contact information, and the matter’s Dashboard for related contacts.

Note: Removing a tag will only remove the tag from the contact. The action will not delete the tag.

Apply tags to contacts
  1. Create or edit a contact.
  2. In the Contact information section, scroll down to Tags.
  3. Under Contact tags, search for a tag. 
    • If you are an administrator, you can create a new tag by clicking New contact tag.
  4. Click Save contact.
Remove tags from contacts
  1. Create or edit a contact.
  2. In the Contact information section, scroll down to Tags.
  3. Click the X next to the tag you want to remove.
  4. Click Save contact.

 

Create, edit, and delete tags in Clio Grow

Tags in Clio Grow help you categorize and locate contacts. For example, a "Witness" tag can help you identify key individuals, or a "Low income" tag to mark clients needing special payment considerations. You can create tags from the Settings page or directly from a contact.

Create tags

  1. Go to Settings > Contacts > Tags.
  2. Click New Tag.
  3. Name the tag and click the blue square to change the tag’s colour.
  4. Click Create Tag.

Edit tags

  1. Go to Settings > Contacts > Tags.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Change the colour and/or name.
  4. Click Update Tag.

Delete tags

  1. Go to Settings > Contacts > Tags.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Select OK.

 

Add or remove contact tags in Clio Grow

After creating tags in Clio Grow, you can apply tags to your contacts or remove existing tags from contacts. Tags are visible in the Contacts overview and individual contacts pages.

Apply tags to contacts Remove tags from contacts
  1. Go to Contacts and select your contact. You can also use the search bar to find a contact.
  2. Under Contact Details, find the line called Tags.
  3. Click Edit Tags.
  4. Search for the pre-created tags.
  5. Click Done.

 

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