# User Defined Values

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-values/9583
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 24, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-values/9583 "2009-12-24T22:15:36Z")
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### Author: ![stanman](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@stanman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanman)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-values/9583/4 "2009-12-30T12:49:12Z")

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The work around that I'm using is similar to your master record - template idea.

I created dummy mp3 files, one for each value that I wanted to show up in the drop down box and then made the files read only so the values wouldn't change.

So now when I want to tag some actual files, I select the dummy files along with the ones I want to update and all the values I need show up in the drop down box. I'll do anything to avoid typing. 😉

It would be nice if I could provide the values in an external file that Mp3tag would read in at start up. Or better yet, an internal table that the user could maintain. Perhaps a future enhancement?

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