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Finding Tokens

Hi everyone, I am starting a new campaign with the new edition. I want to use the same tokens to keep the familiarity, but I can't find them in the library. Is there any way to see the tags of a token you are using, add it to your library, locate it on the general library, copy it to another campaign (for free) or any other solution that you can think of?
You can search for and use your purchased or imported assets within your campaign by using the Search "Your Art Library" option. It's generally a good idea to 'tag' each item in your Library in order to find it easier.
Orhan, I feel your pain! I remember in my early campaigns, when I'd search through and finally find the perfect token for a character. I'd set it up and forget it... then, weeks later, I'd need another copy of it in another campaign. And. I. Just. CAN. NOT. FIND. IT! Anywhere!! None of the tags that make sense for it bring it up, and every tag I can think of still can't locate it. So I give up and use something that comes close... Then, usually the very next day, I'm searching for something completely unrelated and... hey, THERE is the token I wanted! Why is it tagged THAT? That makes no sense, who set this thing up anyway?! Unfortunately, I haven't come up with a good way to do what you're asking. Maybe someone else has. So, some tips to help you avoid this problem in the future: Like Mark G says, if you've purchased or imported the token, the tag system can help a lot. Another good option is to add any good token you find through the search function to your library, by clicking the star next to the image: It's kind of faint, but you can see it to the upper-right of each of these tokens. Finally, making notes on actual paper can help you remember. Jot down keywords you use to search, and a note about what kind of stuff you find when using that keyword. This can help you find the right type of images. One example is that I used to look for "Fighter" trying to find Pathfinder fighter-type images. And the vast majority of images I'd get were fighters... fighter planes, fighter spacecraft, modern weapons, and stuff, but no actual sword-and-board wielding armored people. Instead, I now search for "Knight" or "Guard" or something, and get a (slightly) better selection. Mostly, however, I tend to upload my own tokens (ok, well, tokens I find on the internet) and tag 'em as best I can. Of course, the BEST solution is to pony up for the Mentor-level membership, and get to use the Transmogrifier to copy assets directly from one of your campaigns to another! -Phnord, the guy who still doesn't understand why people put the 'puppy' tag on a picture of a gun. (Really. Try it yourself!)
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I always name my uploaded graphics to set up nice easy to find tags (for example all of my monster tokens are uploaded as <insert monster name here>monstertoken, players are <playername>playertoken, NPC's... well you get the picture. That way i can search by 'token' to get an overview, 'monster' to get my monsters or by individual names if i can remember them ;) Failing that, keep your graphics in nice neat ordered folders on your computer, that way you can quickly find what you want there, see it's image name and search for that in roll20 :)