Removing tags in multiple transactions simultaneously

AnthonyG

I have incorrectly tagged multiple transactions in my register. I'd like to entirely remove any tags from these transactions.

While I am able to pull up a list of these transactions (filter transactions, select "Edit transaction(s)" from the context menu); however, I can only find a "Find and Replace" function, but no "remove" function.

Any ideas?

Thanks all.

--Tony

Chris_QPW

Type in one space for the "new tag".  That will enable the button to make the changes in find and replace.  When Quicken does the actual change it will filter out the space and you will have removed the tag.  It has been suggested before that Quicken should just allow a blank tag/category/..., but they have never implemented it.

AnthonyG

@q_lurker Thank you for your help on this.

Jim_Harman

Does it work if you leave the Replace box empty?

AnthonyG

No. The "Replace All" button is greyed out if I do not put something in the Replace box, and I see no other way to simply apply the blank tags to the transactions anywhere else in that dialog box.

q_lurker

Perhaps you could retag those to a newly created tag (ABC), and then delete that new tag (ABC).  

AnthonyG

That's an interesting thought. I'll try that and let you know how that goes. Kudos on your out-of-the-box thinking (even though I hate that term).

q_lurker

Follow up thoughts -- There are users currently having trouble with any type of multi-transaction tag editing, so you may not be able to even do that, depending on your current Quicken release.

If any of these transactions use multiple tags (such as XYX:2021), I am not sure what happens with either the replace or with the delete tag.  Does changing XYZ to ABC make it ABC:2021, or does that require a separate replace?  Does deleting the XYX tag make that transaction tagged as just 2021?  I don't know the answer to those questions.   

So proceed cautiously and have a good backup on hand before going too far.  

Chris_QPW

Type in one space for the "new tag".  That will enable the button to make the changes in find and replace.  When Quicken does the actual change it will filter out the space and you will have removed the tag.  It has been suggested before that Quicken should just allow a blank tag/category/..., but they have never implemented it.

AnthonyG

@Chris_QPW That worked like a charm. Thank you for that suggestion.

AnthonyG

@q_lurker Thank you for your help on this.