# ✱ Collections

**✱ Collections** are groups of related notes organized by topic or type, such as **Projects, People,** or **Resources**. They use **✱ Tags** and **Apple Notes smart folders** to automatically gather notes with shared themes. Collections are dynamic, meaning they pull notes together based on attributes, reducing the need for manual organization. They are most useful for larger groups of notes, where organizing everything in a single ✱ **Hub** note wouldn’t be practical. However, not every tag requires a Collection—only create Collections for notes you frequently access or need a broader overview of.

For example, you might have a list of active projects in your **✱ Home** note. Once a project is completed, you delete it from the **✱ Home** note. However, since all project-related notes are tagged with **#Project**, they are automatically gathered in the **✱ Projects** Collection, which includes both active and finished projects.

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### Setup

To create a **collection** called **✱ Projects**, containing notes tagged with **#Project**, follow these steps:

1. ‍**Open the Notes app**.
2. Have at least **one note** tagged with #Project.
3. In the Folders view, tap the **New Folder** icon (bottom-left).
4. Choose **New Smart Folder**.
5. Enter the name **✱ Projects** for the folder.
6. Under **Choose Tags**, select or type **#Project** (make sure you have notes already tagged with **#Project**).
7. Tap **Done**.
8. Sort your new collection alphabetically, by creation date, or by last edited date.
