> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metal.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Working with lists

> Group records into lists and enrich or compute columns across them.

Lists are grids that gather records so you can work with them together — building a screening universe, tracking a theme, or enriching many companies at once. Open **Lists** in the sidebar; lists are organized into **My Lists**, **Shared with Me**, and **Firmwide**.

## Create a list

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start a new list">
    On the **Lists** page, click **New List**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name it and pick a type">
    In the **Create New List** dialog, enter a **Name** and choose a **Type** — Companies, People, Deals, Documents, or CIMs. Optionally add a description.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Continue">
    Click **Continue**. Your list opens, ready for records.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Add records

Open a list and use the add control for its type:

* **Companies, people, or deals** — click **Add** and choose **Search & select**, **Paste a list**, or **Upload a file**.
* **Documents or CIMs** — use **Add entry** / **Add Row**.

## Enriched and computed columns

Lists can compute new columns with AI.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a column">
    Use **Add Column** from the column menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose what it does">
    Enable **AI Enrichment** to pull in data, or **Enable Computed Column** to derive values from other columns.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Refresh across rows">
    From a column's header menu, choose **Refresh Column** (enrichment) or **Recompute Column** to update every row at once.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Lists are the efficient way to [enrich](/help/enrichment) many records at once instead of one at a time.
</Tip>