Keyboard
Single keys work whenever you are not typing in a field. Esc always steps back one level.
Getting around
⌘KQuick command — add a task, or type > to jump to a view or list
gthen t Today, i Inbox, w Asked of others, a All tasks, d Done, h History
/Search titles
cNew task in the view you are looking at
nLog a phone call or a message, which becomes a task
Moving and picking
j kDown and up — arrow keys work too
xAdd to the selection, for a bulk action
EnterOpen the task
SpaceCollapse a group, when its heading is selected
Changing the selected task
dTick it off, or un-tick it
eRename it, in place
t m w rDue today, tomorrow, next week, or no due date
p iCycle priority · in or out of the Inbox
a l sReassign · label · move to a list
⌃⇧WWithdraw it, after a confirmation
What the quick-add understands
Type a whole task on one line. Everything recognised becomes a chip you can reject before saving, and the words go back into the title if you do.
tomorrowtoday · tonight · tomorrow · friday · next tuesday · next week · end of month · in 3 days · 5 Jan · 14/02
at 2pm2pm · 14:30 · noon · midnight. A time sorts and labels — nothing fires. There are no reminders in this portal.
@daveAssign it to a colleague. Type @ and a list appears —
arrows to move, Enter or Tab to pick. A surname works too.
#invoicesGive it a label
!high!high or !low
every weekevery day · weekdays · week · 2 weeks · month · year · every Mon and Thu
Pasting a list
⌘VPaste two or more lines into the box and each becomes its own task.
Bullets, numbers and [ ] checkboxes are stripped, every line is read the same way,
and you get to untick anything that is not a task before a single one is saved.