# Add an HMI tag

When you are in the Tag Browser, you can open a dialog box that lets you add a new HMI tag to the database.

## To add a new HMI tag

1. Select a folder from the Folders side of the Tag Browser that contains an HMI server.
2. Right-click in the right-hand side of the Tag Browser to open the Context menu.
3. Select New HMI Tag from the Context menu.
4. In the New HMI Tag dialog box, type the information for the tag.
5. Click OK to save the new tag to the HMI tag database and return to the Tag Browser.

   Tip: | If a tag does not show up on the right side when you add it, select the folder and right-click it, and then select Refresh Folder from the context menu.

## See also

Create HMI tags

Create tag folders

Add and edit HMI tags from the tag browser

About HMI tag types