actualNoteContentPart: ### Creating a new inline tag and adding it to a task
  When the note linking menu cannot find the note you are searching for, it gives you the option of creating a new one. Use this to simultaneously create a tag and add it to your task:
  > **Note:**** **in this recording we also use the tilde ~ sign at the beginning of the link. This prevents the journal tag from being automatically applied to the newly created note. Read more here: [Control auto-tagging of newly linked notes](/help/control_auto_tagging_of_newly_linked_notes) . 
  
  ## Why do Note References work as Inline Tags?
  To best explain why this mechanism works, it might be best to look at the two main things that Traditional and Inline Tags have in common:
  **A mechanism to effortlessly apply existing tags **(e.g. via suggestions & auto-completion); 
  	Traditional Tags (left) and Inline Tags (right)![](https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/2a16047c-a389-4d82-a64e-85173653a9aa.gif)      ![](https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/11946adb-87cb-4d10-9c05-48fde69f0498.gif)  
  A way to **filter your notes/tasks by using combinations of ****tags;**
  	Traditional Tags (left) and Inline Tags (right)![](https://images.amplenote.com/8f50f93a-fae1-11ea-95c1-f200a12bf340/a41b1ae3-8c41-40a7-9c23-94a32fa549ab.png)   ![](https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/5400cba4-dc8f-4d3f-828d-3f5fef31e84c.png) 
  
  # How to filter to-dos by Note References?
  [We have a separate help page dedicated to explaining all the ways that tasks can be filtered by project and note reference](/help/filter_tasks_by_note_reference_backlink) .
  
  # How to filter arbitrary blocks by Note References?
  In Amplenote, creating a link to a note creates an opposite (and more exciting) [Backlink](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking) . To view the backlinks for a note, you simply have to scroll down and click on the Backlinks tab at the bottom of the note.
  
  This tab will show you all of the places that link to the current note:
  
  
  A screenshot of the Backlinks tab for a note called "🏊 Project: Take Swimming lessons".
  
  
  To filter the list of backlinks, use the Filter icon in the top right of the Backlinks tab:
  
  
  In the example above, I'm looking at the backlinks to my note about swimming lessons. If I apply a filter with the note called "@Andrew", I can get a list of all of the swimming sessions that Andrew also attended.Shift-Click will only show backlinks that don't include the selected note.
  
  
  💡 Note that in addition to filtering by Note References you can also filter by the tag of the source note. Check it out here: [Backlinking (bidirectional linking) examples, filtering backlinks, targeting backlink content#Filtering Backlinks](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking#Filtering_Backlinks) .
  
  # How is this useful?
  While Traditional Tags continue to be very powerful in Amplenote, below are the most popular use cases for Inline Tags that we have seen our users implement.
processedNoteContent: ---
  title: 🔎 Note Reference Filtering (aka "Inline Tags")
  headers: ### Creating a new inline tag and adding it to a task
  ---
  Creating a new inline tag and adding it to a task
  When the note linking menu cannot find the note you are searching for, it gives you the option of creating a new one. Use this to simultaneously create a tag and add it to your task: Note:** **in this recording we also use the tilde ~ sign at the beginning of the link. This prevents the journal tag from being automatically applied to the newly created note. Read more here: Control auto-tagging of newly linked notes .
  
  Why do Note References work as Inline Tags?
  To best explain why this mechanism works, it might be best to look at the two main things that Traditional and Inline Tags have in common:
  **A mechanism to effortlessly apply existing tags **(e.g. via suggestions & auto-completion);
  Traditional Tags (left) and Inline Tags (right) [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/2a16047c-a389-4d82-a64e-85173653a9aa.gif]
        [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/11946adb-87cb-4d10-9c05-48fde69f0498.gif]
  
  A way to **filter your notes/tasks by using combinations of ** tags;
  
  Traditional Tags (left) and Inline Tags (right) [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/8f50f93a-fae1-11ea-95c1-f200a12bf340/a41b1ae3-8c41-40a7-9c23-94a32fa549ab.png]
     [Image: OCR text for https://images.amplenote.com/62ccdd04-76da-11ec-b1d8-1eca04f4fc71/5400cba4-dc8f-4d3f-828d-3f5fef31e84c.png]
  
  How to filter to-dos by Note References?
  [We have a separate help page dedicated to explaining all the ways that tasks can be filtered by project and note reference](/help/filter_tasks_by_note_reference_backlink)
   . 
  How to filter arbitrary blocks by Note References?
  In Amplenote, creating a link to a note creates an opposite (and more exciting) [Backlink](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking)
   . To view the backlinks for a note, you simply have to scroll down and click on the Backlinks tab at the bottom of the note. This tab will show you all of the places that link to the current note: A screenshot of the Backlinks tab for a note called "🏊 Project: Take Swimming lessons". To filter the list of backlinks, use the Filter icon in the top right of the Backlinks tab: In the example above, I'm looking at the backlinks to my note about swimming lessons. If I apply a filter with the note called "@Andrew", I can get a list of all of the swimming sessions that Andrew also attended.Shift-Click will only show backlinks that don't include the selected note. 💡 Note that in addition to filtering by Note References you can also filter by the tag of the source note. Check it out here: [Backlinking (bidirectional linking) examples, filtering backlinks, targeting backlink content#Filtering Backlinks](/help/backlinking_bidirectional_linking#Filtering_Backlinks)
   . 
  How is this useful?
  While Traditional Tags continue to be very powerful in Amplenote, below are the most popular use cases for Inline Tags that we have seen our users implement.
noteTitle: 🔎 Note Reference Filtering (aka "Inline Tags")