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# How to move individual and bulk metadata into a collection

### Moving individual metadata into a collection

1. Go to the metadata item page and click on the Actions dropdown, then select 'Add collections'.

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2\. In manage the collections of the item, click on 'Add to new collections'.

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3\. A pop-up will show all the existing collections under that stewardship organisation. Select the collection where you want that metadata to move into and then click confirm.

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### Moving bulk metadata into a collection

1. Go to the metadata where you want to perform a bulk move to the collection. Check the ones you want to move, then click on 'Bulk Action' and select 'Change collection'.

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2\. In the 'Collection to move items to' section, select the collection where you want to move all the selected metadata and click 'Move to collections'.

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3\. All the selected metadata has now been moved to the Collection.
