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title: What Does It Mean to 'Index' Content into AVAIL?
description: Adding content to an AVAIL Channel
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# What Does It Mean to 'Index' Content into AVAIL?

## Adding content to an AVAIL Channel

![](https://helpcenter.getavail.com/hubfs/drag-and-drop-gif.gif)

Adding content to a Channel is referred to as ***Indexing***. The content is **not being moved from its location nor duplicated**, rather a representation of the file is created in AVAIL, based on the filepath location.

### How to add (index) content into AVAIL

- Drag and drop the folder or files you wish to index into the AVAIL Channel.
- Select which file types to include using the checkboxes and then click **Next**.  
  *![](https://helpcenter.getavail.com/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2022-10-05-00-23-PM.png)*
- Optionally, further filter what content is indexed using filtering rules. For a detailed explanation on filtering, view our [Content Filtering Guide](https://helpcenter.getavail.com/avail-content-filtering-guide?hsLang=en).   
  Click **Next**.
- Optionally, add tags to all content being indexed by typing tags into the text box and pressing **Enter**.  
  Folder names can automatically be added as tags by checking the *Import folder names as tags* box. This is a great way to leverage your existing file system to tag content.  
  ![](https://helpcenter.getavail.com/hubfs/image-png-Feb-11-2022-10-17-31-67-PM.png)  
  For more on tagging options, visit the *Tagging* section of our [Quick Start Guide](https://helpcenter.getavail.com/getting-started-with-avail-guide?hsLang=en#step-3). 
  
  Click **Done** to start processing the indexing!

 

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