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How to change an item's category and the order of categories

To change an item’s category, tap the category icon next to the item and choose a new one. You set the order of whole categories in Categories order, for example to match your route through the store. These are two separate things: the first changes one item’s group, the second the order of all groups.

Change an item’s category

You can change a category at any time, and Listonic will remember it for that item next time. If the list is sorted by category, the item moves to its new group straight away.

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Android

  1. Tap the category icon next to the item on your list.
  2. Choose a new category in the General or My categories tab.

iPhone

  1. Tap the category icon next to the item on your list.
  2. Choose a new category in the General or My categories tab.

Browser

  1. Click the category icon next to the item on your list.
  2. Choose a new category in the General or My categories tab and click Done.

If the item has a photo, tapping it opens the photo preview instead. In that case, change the category in the item panel: tap the item’s name, swipe the panel up and choose the Category field.

Set your own category order

By default, the category order is set by Automatic sorting: categories are arranged in the order you check off items while shopping. If you’d rather arrange them yourself, turn it off and drag the categories where you want them. Your order applies to all your lists.

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Android

  1. Tap your avatar in the top-left corner to open your Profile, then choose Settings .
  2. Choose Manage categories, then Categories order .
  3. Turn off Automatic sorting and, in the Disable automatic sorting? window, tap Sort manually.
  4. Press and hold the two-line handle next to a category and drag it to a new place.

iPhone

  1. Tap your avatar in the top-left corner to open your Profile, then choose Settings .
  2. Choose Manage categories, then Categories order .
  3. Turn off Automatic sorting and, in the Disable automatic sorting? window, tap Sort manually.
  4. Press and hold the two-line handle next to a category and drag it to a new place.

Browser

  1. Click the category icon next to any item and choose Change order .
  2. Turn off Automatic sorting.
  3. Drag the categories by the dotted handle to where you want them.

To have your list follow this order, choose Categories  under Sort by in the list menu . To go back to the automatic order, turn Automatic sorting on again.

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