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# 3.4. Categories

- 3.4.1. Overview
- 3.4.2. Creating A Category
- 3.4.3. Assigned Captions To Categories
- 3.4.4. Category Requirement

## 3.4.1. Overview

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The Categories tab allows for grouping captions into categories.

### 3.4.1.2. Categories Tab

## 3.4.2. Creating A Category

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Click the Add Category button to create a new category.

### 3.4.2.2. Add Category

### 3.4.2.3. Category Creation

## 3.4.3. Assigned Captions To Categories

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When a category is selected, the captions that are not assigned to that category will appear in the list of unassigned captions. Conversely, the captions that are assigned to the category will appear in the list of assigned captions. In a similar manner as for image caption assignment, captions can be assigned and unassigned to/from a category using the arrow buttons.

### 3.4.3.2. Category (Unassigned Captions)

### 3.4.3.3. Category (Assigned Captions)

## 3.4.4. Category Requirement

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Categories can be marked as required using the buttons above the category list. When a category is required, all images must have at least one caption from that category assigned to pass validation checks.

### 3.4.4.2. Category (Require)

### 3.4.4.3. Category (Required)

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