# removing/changing fields names in extended tag window
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 12, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084 "2010-03-12T06:39:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Sossity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sossity)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084/1 "2010-03-12T06:39:57Z")
I have an extended tag field I would like to change; the year field to date. Every time I do this, the year stays & the date filed is not added. I open the extended tag window, click the year field, & change it to date, but when I view it in windows, the year filed is still there & the date field that I added is not. But it shows up when I change year to year-Date. Can fields only be added to? & not removed renamed replaced?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084/2 "2010-03-12T09:06:59Z")
> [@Sossity](#):
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> Can fields only be added to? & not removed renamed replaced?
Yes, it is a two-step-action: first copy the data from one field to the other and then delete the superfluous field.
The good news is that MP3tag supplies actions to do just this:
Create an action of the type "Format field"
Enter date as target field and %year% as pattern string.
Then add an action of the type "Delete field" with YEAR as the field to be deleted.
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### Author:  [@Sossity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sossity)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084/3 "2010-03-13T04:29:10Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Yes, it is a two-step-action: first copy the data from one field to the other and then delete the superfluous field.
>
> The good news is that MP3tag supplies actions to do just this:
> Create an action of the type "Format field"
> Enter date as target field and %year% as pattern string.
> Then add an action of the type "Delete field" with YEAR as the field to be deleted.
I am not sure I completely follow, I went to quick actions along the top & there was a drop down option of format value, but I did not see format field. So I chose the next closest available option; format value; then I selected year & the %year% pattern string. This did something, but it did not seem to change the year field name to date. I then went back to the quick actions menu, but there is no option for delete field among the drop down options. So I chose the closet to this; remove field. But it does not seem to be working, the year field stays. In windows as well, nothing seems to be changing. When something does happen, I see a doubled year field with the date/year in the extended tags window.
Do media players like itunes,windows media player, mp3 players & ipods only read a date/ and or year if they are preceded with the word year as the field name?
Is the quick actions the right place to go to? how do I create an action? I don't see this option. If you could provide a visual this would help.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084/4 "2010-03-13T17:53:34Z")
> [@Sossity](#):
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> Is the quick actions the right place to go to?
No
> [@Sossity](#):
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> how do I create an action? I don't see this option.
Press Alt-5
A subdialog will open. This is the dialog that holds all actions and provides the function to execute, create and edit actions.
On the right there is a "New" button.
To create an action, press this button. Enter a reasonable name in the following dialog and press OK.
Then select an action type. What you have to do in your case is described in my previous post.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-changing-fields-names-in-extended-tag-window/10084/5 "2010-03-13T21:07:46Z")
> [@Sossity](#):
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> how do I create an action?
Although the question has already been answered by ohrenkine, this FAQ entry is an almost perfect match to your question: [How do I create a new action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)