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# How to create a new list in Affinity

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  **How-to** — task-oriented recipe.
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Using the All People and All Organizations directories, you can add these contacts to your lists to track your specific workflows/purposes.

## How to create a new list

1. Click **+ Add New** on the bottom-left corner of the global navigation bar, then click **New List**.
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/support-affinity/PajexUyEZTClYNxW/images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/1.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PajexUyEZTClYNxW&q=85&s=aa96a349e555b0c8e2c4f3e3168463da" style={{ width:"50%" }} width="486" height="1440" data-path="images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/1.jpg" />
2. Choose one of the **list templates** based on the industry your account is set to. If none of these premade templates are relevant, you can click **Build from scratch** at the bottom.
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/support-affinity/PajexUyEZTClYNxW/images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/2.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PajexUyEZTClYNxW&q=85&s=e2d7d7414777d5162a2d9daa03d6f6e5" style={{ width:"80%" }} width="2010" height="1274" data-path="images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/2.jpg" />
3. If you choose to **build from scratch**, select one of the [three types of lists: people-type, organization-type, and opportunity-type](/s/article/Types-of-lists-in-Affinity). If you're curious about how opportunity lists are different from people lists and organization lists in Affinity, please read: [How to create and leverage opportunities in Affinity](/s/article/Lists)
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/support-affinity/PajexUyEZTClYNxW/images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/3.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PajexUyEZTClYNxW&q=85&s=164bd741413fba7ce20c36b5858a738f" style={{ width:"58%" }} width="449" height="363" data-path="images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/3.jpg" />
4. Give your list a name, set up the different status options based on the default Status field, and click **Create** on the bottom-right corner.
   **Note**: You can edit the color, name, sequence (top-down) of any status option at any time, so don't worry if you're not sure at the moment.
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/support-affinity/PajexUyEZTClYNxW/images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/4.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PajexUyEZTClYNxW&q=85&s=09350c64addbe29964330faf55009180" style={{ width:"83%" }} width="1960" height="1216" data-path="images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/4.jpg" />
5. Now, you can start adding entities to your list as list entries in two different ways:
   * If you have a CSV file ready for import, check out our [Importing Data article](/s/article/How-to-import-your-data-into-Affinity) and click the **Import data** button.
   * If not, simply start adding list entries to your newly-created list by clicking the **Add a \[Entity]** button or the blue **+** button on the top-left corner.
     <img src="https://mintcdn.com/support-affinity/PajexUyEZTClYNxW/images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/5.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PajexUyEZTClYNxW&q=85&s=2746d245b05e4f7e970153b7f78a1277" style={{ width:"94%" }} width="2090" height="972" data-path="images/features-lists/how-to-create-a-new-list-in-affinity/5.jpg" />