# File List, Tag Panel & Extended tags doubts & suggestions from a new user

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-list-tag-panel-extended-tags-doubts-suggestions-from-a-new-user/70027
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-list-tag-panel-extended-tags-doubts-suggestions-from-a-new-user/70027 "2025-10-21T17:51:29Z")
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### Author: ![DjSurda](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@DjSurda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjSurda)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-list-tag-panel-extended-tags-doubts-suggestions-from-a-new-user/70027/3 "2025-11-03T12:10:20Z")

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Thank you for the comments ohrenkino

I cheecked the documentation while I was writting & I already could fix some of my initial doubts.

> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> you see e.g. INITIALKEY as field name but you could label the corresponding column in the filelist and/or the field in the tag panel just "Key".

Yes, I already have done this before but I am not sure it is well done: (if I am not wrong) Key is not authomatically active on the tag list & tag panel, & it is only active in the extended tags when a track has data on its field. So, if you have tracks without key data, how is suppose you will know that Key field is called INITIALKEY? I have cheecked the documentation but key is not mentioned [Format Strings and Available Placeholders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-strings-and-available-placeholders/51688)  
I have used %INITIALKEY% as value but not sure this is correct.  
Not sure if I am missing something….

> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> The extended tags dialogue also shows only the fields that are actually there which means that you have to remember which fields you want to see in the file(s) but you don't get any hint that a field is missing and/or that you considered a field to be superfluous.

Not sure if I am understanding you…  
In your opinion would be more useful to see empty fields on the Extended Tags dialogue rather than be aware all the active fields but are not showing as field is empty?  
or what do you mean?

Thank you!

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