# Custom fields

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689>\
**Category:** Dashboards & Reporting\
**Created:** [May 1, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689 "2018-05-01T14:30:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JO\_Andrews79](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jo_andrews79/32/9140_2.png) [@JO\_Andrews79](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JO_Andrews79)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689/1 "2018-05-01T14:30:43Z")

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Hey, I have just started using the free CRM to track our adverting (print) sales. I have all my contacts in but I need to assign the various publications to them. I have some contacts who book into more than one publication.

I have tried adding as properties.. deals but it isn’t functional…

Any other ad agencies using it or can anyone suggest how I add custom fields so “Publication1” to each of the contacts and then be able to search for it.

Advice / tips would be much appreciated.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/josh/32/17115_2.png) [@Josh](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689/2 "2018-05-01T14:47:21Z")

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Hi [@JO\_Andrews79](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/60406),

What I would do is add a custom field using a field type of Multiple Checkboxes. From here you can add all of the potential publication names and allow a contact to be associated with them. After that you’ll be able to then use that field for filters.

Hope that helps!

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**Author:** ![JO\_Andrews79](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jo_andrews79/32/9140_2.png) [@JO\_Andrews79](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JO_Andrews79)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689/3 "2018-05-01T14:52:01Z")

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Hi Josh, Amazing - thank you. I did that earlier but then deleted as didn’t think it was the right way - now I can’t find where to add the fields in again with the multi-check boxes - where will I find it?

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/josh/32/17115_2.png) [@Josh](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689/4 "2018-05-01T15:01:36Z")

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1. Settings
2. Properties
3. Contact Properties
4. Create a Property
5. Field Type: Multiple Checkboxes (second one down)

If you are still having issues, let me know. Happy to help!

Josh

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**Author:** ![JO\_Andrews79](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jo_andrews79/32/9140_2.png) [@JO\_Andrews79](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JO_Andrews79)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/custom-fields/8689/5 "2018-05-01T15:03:26Z")

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Awesome! Thanks for your help.