# Create / Generate Groups

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There are two ways to create groups: automatically or manually. Both processes begin by clicking the 'Add Group' button located in the top right corner.
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Creating a group manually means you set up the format and names, then manually add teams to each group by clicking 'Add Team' and selecting the team from the list. With automatic generation, teams are distributed based on entry sorting and the identified [format](https://tournated.gitbook.io/tournated/tournated-portals/tournated-manager/tournament-formats/groups) and algorithm type (Standard or Fixed).

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This algorithm will distribute seeds in each group, while all other participants will be randomized.
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This algorithm will distribute all teams based on sorting in a 'zig-zag' format. The easiest way to explain this is with an example:

| Group 1       | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| ------------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| Seed 1        | Seed 2  | Seed 3  | Seed 4  |
| Seed 8        | Seed 7  | Seed 6  | Seed 5  |
| Seed 9        | Seed 10 | Seed 11 | Seed 12 |
| Seed 16       | Seed 15 | Seed 14 | Seed 13 |
| {% endtab %}  |         |         |         |
| {% endtabs %} |         |         |         |

Note that when adding a group, you can specify how many groups you want to create at once and choose between numeric or alphabetic names. If you also want to display the full list of matches under the group, make sure to enable the checkbox with the corresponding name.

*To download a group in PDF, click the corresponding icon located at the top of each group. If you want to download all category groups at once, navigate to the button located to the right of the 'Groups' headline in the top left corner.*