Getting Started > Taglocity Toolbars or Ribbon

The Tag Bar is an optional Taglocity toolbar where you place commonly used tags quick access via mouse or keyboard shortcuts. By default, the Tag Bar automatically appears when you check the Show on Tag Bar Any tag can be set to show on the Tag Bar. Open Configuration, select the tag you want to see on the Tag Bar, and check the Show on Tag Bar checkbox setting of one or more tags. If it doesn't appear when there are tags set to show on it, then it is probably turned off so turn it on if you want to use it.

In Outlook 2010, the Tag Bar is shown on the mail home ribbon and also on the Taglocity ribbon. In addition, there is a compact Tag Bar group with a Tag Bar button that opens a gallery with the Tag Bar tags. This group is designed to provide access to Tag Bar tags while not consuming a lot of ribbon space (see Tip below).

Tip In Outlook 2010 you can use the built-in Outlook ribbon customization feature to put Taglocity command groups (such as the Tag Bar or the Compact Tag Bar) on other ribbons. For example, by default, the Tag Bar does not appear on the home ribbons for Outlook items other than mail such as contacts, calendar, etc. You can choose where the three provided including two normal Tag Bar groups and one compact Tag Bar gallery. Tag Bars appear.

The Tag Bars in Outlook 2010:

The above tags are examples; see below for help with configuration.

Note Due to Outlook restrictions, changes such as order and any tags you add or remove from the Tag Bar will be applied only after Outlook is restarted. Color changes are applied immediately.

Using the keyboard to assign Tag Bar tags

Outlook 2010 provides a built in way to access commands with keyboard shortcuts. Simply press the ALT key and shortcut codes for the tabs appear like tooltips. Pressing the letter representing the tab you want then opens that tab (if not open already) and puts shortcut codes for each of the commands in that ribbon, including any Taglocity commands.

1.	Press the ALT key, then press the code for the tab that the Tag Bar is on (usually H for the Home tab):

2.	Press code combination assigned to tag button you want to invoke:

The Tag Bar in Outlook 2003 & 2007:

The above is what the Tag Bar looks like after you accept the common tags and actions at startup. See below for help with configuration.

Tip In Outlook 2003 & 2007: The number appearing in front of the tag buttons is the keyboard shortcut number. Press ALT + the number to invoke the button click.

Note Please do not use the built-in Outlook menu customization feature to turn the Tag Bar off (accessed via right-clicking on any toolbars). It will come back when you restart Outlook. Instead, turn it off.

To tag using the Tag Bar

1.	In Outlook, select one or more items you want to tag

2.	Click on a tag on the Tag Bar or press Alt + prefix number (Outlook 2003 & 2007 only)

3.	Repeat step 2 if necessary (see Note below)

Note Tags are applied immediately so if a tag has a Move to Folder Tag Action, then the selected Outlook items will move as soon as you assign it. Therefore it is important to assign all tags without actions first.

Note If you click on a Tag Bar tag when the currently selected item already has the tag assigned, then the tag is removed from the item.

Tip Hover your mouse over a tag to see its properties that affect tagging operations like tag actions and public vs. private (can travel or not).

To configure the Tag Bar

1.	Click the Taglocity button (Outlook 2003 & 2007) or the Taglocity tab (Outlook 2010), then choose Configuration to open Taglocity Configuration

2.	Jump to Tag Bar Configuration for more details