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# Grouping events with categories

Event categories let you group together activities that take place in your space.

 Event categories helps you organize information and allows coworkers to easily find activities that interest them.

### Viewing categories

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **Events** section, click [**Categories**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/blogcategories).

### Adding a new category

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **Events** section, click [**Categories**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/blogcategories) (see the image below).
4. Click **Add event category**.
5. Type the title into the textbox.
6. Click **Save**.

![Click Categories in the Events section](https://3743897482-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lbh_u87wC7EAH8sHaxc%2F-LiOGe6HyXf1XO_ReckS%2F-LiOGjvxB2Tzzwy_TIS1%2Fcategories.png?alt=media\&token=0e806eeb-d097-4390-b9f5-01f9be130f5c)

### Adding an event to a category

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **Events** section, click [**Events calendar**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/calendarevents/calendar).
4. Click the event that you want to add to a category.
5. In the **Event details** section, start typing the name of the category into the **Event categories** textbox. A list of suggestions appears.
6. Select the category from the list.
7. Click **Save changes**.

![Adding a category to an event](https://3743897482-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lbh_u87wC7EAH8sHaxc%2F-LiOGe6HyXf1XO_ReckS%2F-LiOGr7YVdwmudQ4fG_P%2Fevents_categories.png?alt=media\&token=7d650380-0393-4468-b4b8-9c9a16693280)