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Organize your notes with color and labels and find important notes fast. |
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In this section, you learn how to:
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2.1 Color notes
Categorize or highlight your notes and lists with colors. If you share a note, only you can see the color you’ve added.
On mobile devices
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Color a single note:
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Color multiple notes:
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and then tap a color.
On the web
- Choose an option:
- To select a single note, click it.
- To select several notes at once, at the top of each note, click Select
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- Click Change color
and then choose a color.
2.2 Label notes
Organize your notes and lists with up to 50 labels, such as project names or team members. If you share a note, only you can see the label you’ve added.
On mobile devices
Rename a label:
- Tap Menu
Create new label.
- Enter a label name and tap Done
Delete a label:
- Tap Menu
.
- Next to Labels, tap Edit.
- Tap Edit
.
- Enter the new label name and tap Done
.Add or remove labels on a single note or list:
- Tap Menu
- Next to Labels, tap Edit.
- Tap the label name and click Delete
.
- Tap Delete again to confirm.
.Add or remove labels on several notes or lists at once:
- Tap a note.
- Tap More
- Tap the label’s box that you want to add or remove.
- Tap Back
to save the changes and go back to the Notes page.
- Touch and hold each note.
- Tap Add Label
.
- Tap the label’s box that you want to add or remove.
- Tap Back
.
On the web
Rename a label:
- Click Menu
- In the Create new label field, enter a label name and click Done.
Delete a label:
- Click Menu
- Next to the label you want to rename, click Edit
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- Enter a new name and click Done.
Add or remove labels on a single note or list:
- Click Menu
- Point to the label you want to delete, and click Delete
.
- Click Delete again to confirm.
- Click Done.
Add or remove labels on several notes or lists at once:
- On a note, click More
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- Choose an option:
- To add labels, click Add label and check the label boxes.
- To remove labels, click Change labels and uncheck the label boxes.
- At the top of each note, click Select
- At the top, click More
- Choose an option:
- To add labels, click Add label and check the label boxes.
- To remove labels, click Change labels and uncheck the label boxes.
2.3 Pin important notes
Keep track of important notes by pinning them to the top of your Keep page.
On mobile devices
At the top of a note, tap Pin 
On the web
Hover over the top-right corner of a note and click Pin
2.4 Find notes
Find notes and lists using the search box and filters, such as types, labels, colors, and more.
- At the top, click or tap Search.
- Enter search words or the label name that you’re looking for.
Note: (English only) To search for text in photos, such as images of receipts, enter the words that appear in the photo.
- (Optional) To narrow your search, click or tap a filter.
- When results appear, click or tap a note to open it.
| Filter | Description |
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| Types | Type of note or list, such as reminders, lists, images, and drawings. |
| Labels | Labels you’ve created, such as "Project" or "Urgent." |
| Things | Keep categorizes your notes based on content, so you can filter by any of the following options:
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| People | People, such as teammates who share certain notes. |
| Colors | Colors you’ve added to notes. |
2.5 Print a note
Print individual notes or lists in Keep by copying them to Google Docs.
On the web
Web only
- In Keep, hover over the note that you want to print and click More
- At the bottom, click Open Doc to open the Docs file.
- (Optional) To print more than one note, repeat steps 1–2 and then copy the content from each doc into one Docs file.
- In Google Docs, at the top, click File
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