Intelligent Task Parsing
Setting a Due Date
Add a due date and due time to a new task by putting the date in parenthesis. The parenthesized expression will be removed from the task title.
Examples:
- Buy Milk (tomorrow)
- Buy Milk (Wednesday)
- Take out the trash (1/9/13)
- Take out the trash (tomorrow 10:00pm)
Setting a Start Date
Note: This feature is available in Todo/Todo Pro for iOS version 6.0.5 and newer and also in Todo/Todo Pro for Mac/Web version 2.0.5 and newer.
Add a start date to a new task by putting the date in square brackets. The brackets and date will be removed from the task title.
Examples:
- Clean out the garage [today]
- [Saturday] Clean out the garage
- Look for the best deal on a new car [Mar 17]
Setting a Priority
Set a task priority by using exclamation symbols. The exclamation symbols and their corresponding qualifiers will be removed from the task title upon creation.
High Priority Examples (Creates a task titled "Pay the electricity bill" with a high priority):
- !!! Pay the electricity bill
- Pay the electricity bill !!!
- !High Pay the electricity bill
- !Hi Pay the electricity bill
- !h Pay the electricity bill
Medium Priority Examples (Creates a task titled "Get a haircut" with a medium priority):
- !! Get a haircut
- !Med Get a haircut
- !M Get a haircut
- Get a haircut !m
Low Priority Examples (Creates a task titled "Fix leaky faucet" with a low priority):
- ! Fix leaky faucet
- Fix leaky faucet !Low
- Fix leaky faucet !L
No Priority Examples (Creates a task titled "Look into getting a water softener" with no priority):
- Note: No priority is the default priority when you install Todo. If you have not changed this default, you do not need to explicitly specify no priority when creating a task.
- !none Look into getting a water softener
- !n Look into getting a water softener
- Look into getting a water softener !N
Adding a Tag
Add a tag to a task by using the '#' symbol directly followed by a tag. If any of the tags do not exist, they will be created.
Examples:
- Learn to play "Blue Ridge Cabin Home" on mandolin #KeyOfA
- Buy Milk #groceries #dairy
Setting the List (Updated)
Set the task list that a task belongs to by using the dash character (-) followed by the name of an existing list.
Updated (14 Jan 2013): We originally had this set to use the '^' symbol, but as some users pointed out to us, this is fairly inconvenient to access on the iPhone keyboard. We've now changed it to use the dash character instead which feels a lot more logical.
Examples:
- Call Bob -Work
- -Work Call Bob
- Replace the furnace filter - Home
Tip for using Siri:
- You can say the word "dash" to get Siri to add a dash character. Siri will add a space between the dash and the list name. The Todo Pro service will still interpret this as a list name.
Adding a Project
Add a project by first writing the name of the project, then a semicolon (;), and then items of a project separated by commas.
Examples:
- Home Renovation; Choose paint color, Look for low pile carpet, Review the estimates
- ACME Product X; Call Bob, Arrange to meet with Roger
Tip for using Siri:
- Add punctuation in Siri by saying the words, "semicolon" and "comma"
Adding a Checklist
Add a checklist by first writing the name of the checklist, then a colon (:), and then checklist items separated by commas.
Examples:
- Shopping: bananas, milk, wheat bread, oatmeal
- Camping: sleeping bag, tent, fishing pole, water, granola bars
Tip for using Siri:
- Add punctuation in Siri by saying the words, "colon" and "comma"
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