{"id":6290,"date":"2022-03-29T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aivie.ch\/faq\/how-do-i-create-a-segment-with-selected-contacts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:51:27","slug":"how-do-i-create-a-segment-with-selected-contacts","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/aivie.ch\/en\/faq\/how-do-i-create-a-segment-with-selected-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I add contacts to a segment based on their properties?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can easily group your contacts using segment filters. These segments can be flexibly assembled from a variety of criteria. <\/p>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To create a new segment, navigate to Segments in the side menu and click &#8220;+ New&#8221; in the upper right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name your segment, besides an internal name you can also assign a public name for a segment. The public name is displayed to the contact in the Preference Center if you activate the corresponding switch on the right side.<br\/><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"313\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5474\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-960x456.png\" alt=\"Create FAQ Support Form Segment\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-960x456.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-1200x570.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-480x228.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen-600x285.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173151\/Aivie-Segment-erstellen.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the \u00abFilter\u00bb tab, you determine which criteria a contact must meet to be automatically added to this segment.<br\/><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5476\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--960x572.png\" alt=\"Create FAQ Support Form Segment\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--960x572.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--1200x715.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--480x286.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen--600x358.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/18173158\/Aivie-Segment-Filter-erstellen-.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save and publish your segment. If a segment is not published, it is not available for use and will not appear in any dropdown field. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aivie automatically calculates your segments at regular intervals (depending on your subscription). If you want to calculate your segment immediately for testing purposes, you can trigger the immediate calculation via the context menu in the upper right corner.  <br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"wp-image-21545\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/13130315\/aivie-context-menu-rebuild-segment.png\" alt=\"Aivie context menu rebuild segment\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/13130315\/aivie-context-menu-rebuild-segment.png 716w, https:\/\/cdn.aivie.ch\/media\/wp\/2022\/02\/13130315\/aivie-context-menu-rebuild-segment-480x276.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br\/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can easily group your contacts using segment filters. These segments can be flexibly assembled from a variety of criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"FaqCategories":[390],"FaqTags":[289,277],"class_list":["post-6290","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","FaqCategories-segments","FaqTags-segment-en","FaqTags-starter-en"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","post-thumbnail":"","aiv_480w":"","woocommerce_thumbnail":"","woocommerce_single":"","woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>You can easily group your contacts using segment filters. These segments can be flexibly assembled from a variety of criteria. To create a new segment, navigate to Segments in the side menu and click &#8220;+ New&#8221; in the upper right corner. Name your segment, besides an internal name you can also assign a public name for a segment. The public name is displayed to the contact in the Preference Center if you activate the corresponding switch on the right side. Under the \u00abFilter\u00bb tab, you determine which criteria a contact must meet to be automatically added to this segment. 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