Task Quick Creation
The quick add task bar works like this:
"Task Title &Tag1 &Tag2 @Context @Folder @Goal @Location *Status *Priority >Start Date <Due Date"
The first part is the task title.
Then you can define the field values of your task, each value must start with &, @, *, > or <.
All the fields (except the title) are optional and can be defined in any order.
- & xyz: add a tag xyz
- @ xyz: look for a context, folder, goal or location starting with xyz
- *: set star
- * xyz: look for a status or a priority starting with xyz
- > xyz: define the start date of the task
- Using your selected date format
- Using your selected date/time format
- Using a shortcut: +- (optional, default is +) then a number then a letter (for day, week, month or year) (depending on your language)
Language |
Day |
Week |
Month |
Year |
English |
d |
w |
m |
y |
French |
j |
s |
m |
a |
German |
d |
w |
m |
y |
Polish |
d |
t |
m |
r |
Examples (for English):
- 1d: tomorrow
- +1d: tomorrow
- +1w: in one week
- 3d: in three days
- -1d: yesterday
- Using a shortcut: today or tomorrow (depending on your language)
Language |
Today |
Tomorrow |
English |
t |
tt |
French |
ajd |
dem |
German |
t |
tt |
Polish |
d |
j |
Examples (for English):
- < xyz: define the due date of the task (same format as for the start date)
Example: My new task > 3d 14:00 < 25/08/2011 &MyTag @Work @New York *Med
The task will contain:
- Title: My new task
- Start date: in three days 14:00 (depending on your date/time format)
- Due date: 25/08/2011 (depending on your date/time format)
- Tags: MyTag
- Context: Work (assuming the context exists)
- Location: New York (assuming the location exists)
- Priority: Medium