Answers.Body: <p>I would assign a tag to the contact when you import them, then do a search for that tag and create the smart group from the search results. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: If your organization uses the Source field for contacts, this would be an ideal time to use that field for entry/import, then search for that and create the smart group like Barbara said.
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Answers.Text: One thought to consider: if this group will not change (e.g., contacts won't be moving in and out of it, but rather the list of contacts will remain static), perhaps a smart group is not necessary.  You could add the contacts to a regular group at the same time that you import them.
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Body: <p>We made around 100 contacts at a recent conference. How can I set up a smart group of these contacts that are not currently in our database?</p>
  
Tags: <contacts><smartgroups>
Title: A Smart Group of Contacts
ThreadText: # A Smart Group of Contacts
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-16)
  
  We made around 100 contacts at a recent conference. How can I set up a smart group of these contacts that are not currently in our database?
  
  **Tags:** contacts, smartgroups
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-16. Score: 3
  
  I would assign a tag to the contact when you import them, then do a search for that tag and create the smart group from the search results.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: If your organization uses the Source field for contacts, this would be an ideal time to use that field for entry/import, then search for that and create the smart group like username_1 said.  
  > **username_3**: One thought to consider: if this group will not change (e.g., contacts won't be moving in and out of it, but rather the list of contacts will remain static), perhaps a smart group is not necessary.  You could add the contacts to a regular group at the same time that you import them.  
  
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