Organisation

Help overview Organisation

Organisation

With many counters, order matters. CountTally helps with names, notes, groups, colours, symbols and flexible sorting so you keep the overview.

Naming & describing

  • Name – every counter has a freely chosen name.
  • Note – an optional short description field for context or reminders.

Groups & categories

Groups bundle related counters. Counters without a group automatically appear under “Ungrouped”.

Create a group

  1. Create a group Add a new group and give it a name.
  2. Symbol & colour Optionally an icon/emoji and a colour for quick recognition.
  3. Show sum Enable “Show sum” to see the total of all counters in the group at a glance.
  4. Sorting Choose how counters within the group are sorted.

Assign counters

  • When creating or editing a counter, via the group picker.
  • By dragging in the overview’s edit mode (“Move to group”).
Overview with groups and group sum

Tags Lifetime

Tags are free-form labels that cut across groups. While a counter belongs to exactly one group, it can carry several tags – ideal for bundling counters across themes or projects.

  • Manage tags: in the tag management you create, rename or delete tags.
  • Assign: give a counter one or more tags when editing it.
  • Analyse: you can view statistics per tag too (see Statistics & history).

Colours & symbols

  • Counter colour – each counter gets its own colour; optionally a different colour for dark mode.
  • Background colour Lifetime – an optional custom background per counter (separate light/dark).
  • Symbols & emoji Lifetime – a large symbol set plus emoji for counters and groups.

Sorting

Per group (and for ungrouped counters) you pick a sort order:

  • Manual – arrange freely by dragging.
  • Name – A→Z or Z→A.
  • Value – ascending or descending.
  • Created – newest or oldest first.
  • Modified – recently edited first (or the reverse).

Duplicate, delete, archive

  • Duplicate / template: use “Save as template” to store a counter’s settings and quickly create similar new ones.
  • Delete: when editing a counter; a confirmation appears first.
  • Archive: there is no separate archive – delete counters you no longer need, or collect them in an “Inactive” group.