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title: How to Add Categories and Tags in Events?
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# How to Add Categories and Tags in Events?

## Organize your events with categories and tags

1\. Events Categories & Tags share the same structure as [Blog](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-add-categories-and-tags-in-a-blog), the only difference is that when creating **Categories** or **Tags** for events, you can assign a specific Google Calendar to them.

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2\. After creating an event, click the pencil icon to edit it

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3\. Click on the "Calendar" tab

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4\. Click the "+" icon to add a Calendar

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Make sure that you have connected your church's Google Calendar in [Settings - Integration](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-do-i-use-the-settings-integration-tab) before connecting/creating a different calendar here; otherwise, the result will be an error.

5\. Select an existing Google Calendar from the dropdown, or click "Create New" and click "Apply".

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6\. If needed, edit the Google Calendar with the pencil icon or delete it with the bin icon, respectively

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7\. Click "Save" to confirm the changes

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