# Use placeholders in MP3tag to enter data in the tag fields

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 10, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940 "2026-10-10T12:41:50Z")
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### Author: ![thludwig](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@thludwig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thludwig)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940/1 "2026-10-10T12:41:50Z")

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Hi.

I've been using MP3tag for a long time and now I have a question.

For use in a jukebox software I need to give my mp3s an album. I would like to use the artist name so all songs of an artist are grouped together in one 'album'.

Is it possible to read in alle the files, then enter the placeholder %artist% in the album field, so that the files all get the specific artist name as album?

I tried to simply put %artist% in the album field but then they all have %artist% as album....not the actual artist.

Can it be done this way?

Or, how can it be done?

Cheers

Thorsten

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940/2 "2026-10-10T12:46:00Z")

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Proceed as follows:

- Load all files
- select all files
- Use Convert\>Tag-Tag for field ALBUM
- Enter as Format string: `%artist%`
- Click [OK]

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### Author: ![thludwig](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@thludwig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thludwig)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940/3 "2026-10-10T12:58:08Z")

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@ohrenkino

Wow, das ging flott. Vielen dank für deine Hilfe...so einfach, das erspart mir viel Einzelarbeit 🤩

Gruß und schönes WochenendeThorsten

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-placeholders-in-mp3tag-to-enter-data-in-the-tag-fields/71940/4 "2026-10-12T12:58:55Z")

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