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Plan your day with Today and Upcoming
See what is overdue and due today, pick up where you left off, and look ahead to the next days and weeks.
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Today brings together what needs your attention now, from every project: tasks that are overdue, tasks due today, your progress, the items you opened last and your favourites. Upcoming looks ahead, day by day and week by week.
Open Today#
In the sidebar, click Today, or press ⌘1Ctrl1. The items column lists the overdue tasks and today's tasks; the main area shows the full Today page.
In the sidebar, tap Today.
Tap the Today tab.
Know what Today shows#
| Section | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Overdue | Tasks past their due date. |
| Today | Tasks due today, and tasks that run over several days and include today, such as "Day 3 of 4". |
| Progress | How many of all your tasks are to do, in progress and done. |
| Jump back in | The last four things you opened. |
| Favourites | Your starred items. |
The line under the title says how many tasks are due today and how many are overdue.
Select a task to open it, or select the box before it to mark it in progress or done. To see the rest of the week, select the link to Upcoming at the end of the Today section. The link next to the Today heading (CalendarOpen calendar) shows the same days on a calendar.
Swipe a task to the right to complete it, or to the left for More and Delete. Touch and hold a task for its menu.
Right-click a task for its menu. Type in Filter today at the top right, or press F, to show only the tasks whose names match.
Choose what Today shows#
You can turn sections on or off, change their order, and choose whether Today lists calendar entries and completed tasks. These choices are saved on this device.
- At the top right of Today, click Customize.
- Tick or untick Overdue, Progress, Jump back in and Favourites. The Today section is always on.
- Drag a section by ≡ to move it.
- Under Show, turn Show calendar entries and Show completed tasks on or off.
Reset to default puts everything back. Click outside the panel to close it.
- Tap the Customize Today button in the toolbar at the top.
- Turn Overdue, Progress, Jump back in and Favourites on or off. The Today section is always on.
- Drag a section by ≡ to move it.
- Under Show, turn Show calendar entries and Show completed tasks on or off.
- Tap ✓.
- On Today, tap ⋯ at the top right, then Customize Today.
- Turn Overdue, Progress, Jump back in and Favourites on or off. The Today section is always on.
- Drag a section by ≡ to move it.
- Under Show, turn Show calendar entries and Show completed tasks on or off.
- Tap ✓ at the top right.
Add a task or anything else from Today#
The New menu on Today makes any kind of item: Task, Note, Spreadsheet, Whiteboard, Event, Board, Calendar or Project. A new task or event is due today.
- At the top right of Today, click New.
- To change the project the item goes in, point to Create in at the bottom and choose a project.
- Choose what to make.
While the menu is open you can press a letter instead: T for a task, N for a note, and so on, as shown in the menu.
- Tap + in the toolbar at the top.
- To change the project the item goes in, tap the project at the bottom of the menu.
- Tap what to make.
- Tap + at the top right of Today.
- To change the project the item goes in, tap Create InCreate in at the bottom and choose a project.
- Tap what to make.
Jotifi suggests the project of the item you opened last.
Look ahead with Upcoming#
Upcoming lists your tasks by day: Overdue first, then the Next 7 days, then the Coming weeks. A strip at the top shows the days of the week with how many tasks each has.
- In the sidebar, click Upcoming.
- Click a day in the strip at the top to jump to it, or ‹ and › to change the week. Today goes back to today.
- To add a task on a day, click Add task next to that day.
- In the sidebar, tap Upcoming.
- Tap a day at the top to jump to it.
- To add a task on a day, tap + next to that day.
- On Today, tap Upcoming at the top.
- Tap a day at the top to jump to it. Drag the small handle under the week down to see the whole month.
- To add a task on a day, tap + next to that day.
Show completed tasks or hide empty weeks#
By default, Today and Upcoming leave out tasks you have completed, and Upcoming shows every week, even an empty one.
On Upcoming, click ⋯ at the top right, then Show completed tasks or Hide empty weeks. On Today, Show completed tasks is in Customize.
On Upcoming, tap ⋯ in the toolbar at the top, then Show completed tasks or Hide empty weeks. On Today, Show completed tasks is in Customize Today.
Tap ⋯ at the top right of Today or Upcoming, then Show Completed TasksShow completed tasks. On Upcoming the same menu has Hide Empty WeeksHide empty weeks.
Completed tasks show in both places once you turn them on in either.
Jump to a date#
On Upcoming, click the calendar button at the top right, then choose a day.
On Upcoming, tap ⋯ in the toolbar, then Jump to DateJump to date, and tap a day.
On Upcoming, tap ⋯ at the top right, then Jump to DateJump to date, and tap a day.
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Create and manage tasks
Add tasks, give them dates, priorities, people and tags, break them into subtasks, move them and mark them done.
Use calendars
See your tasks and dated notes by month, week or list, add events, and choose which boards each calendar shows.
Reminders and notifications
Get reminded about a task at a time or a place, see your notification history, and choose which updates reach you.
Find your way around
Learn where everything is in Jotifi on your device, from the sidebar and items column to the phone's tab bar.
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