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# Groups
Groups organize your shifts into sections or categories. For example, most departments have a group called "Call" which represents the group of shifts that relate to their call schedule. A group can be anything, a location, a department, a time category (i.e. Day, Evening, Night). You have full control on how you define a group.
A group helps to organize your shifts on a calendar view that everyone sees. You can sort the groups on how they appear on your calendar. For example, most groups have "Call" sorted as #1 so that they are the first group of shifts on a calendar that their team and colleagues see.
To access groups, click on Autopilot / Spots / Group as shown in this image:
To add a group, click on the green "plus" sign, as shown in this image:
A new group row will be added for the next highest sort number. Give your group a **Group Name.** If you want to delete a group or empty row, just click on the red X as shown in the image above. Note, any shifts that are linked to your Group, will un-assign themselves from the group you deleted. Deleting a group will not delete any associated or linked shifts with that group.
Clicking on **"Show Spots"** will show you all the shifts that are associated with your group.
**"Linked Cross-Environmental Groups"** is an advanced setting that allows complex organizations to link different scheduling sites together for coordination. Equina's training and support team will help you set this up.
### Group Page Navigation
Groups will only show three group rows at a time. This ensures system display speed optimization. To see your other groups, click on "Previous" or "Next" to see your list of groups.
