Inbox tasks and the Inbox
Jot a one-off task down fast with the tray button at the top or + on Today’s Plan. It goes in the Inbox, in no list, and on your plan when you say so.
An Inbox task is one you just need to get down, without choosing a list. It goes in the Inbox, and it’s on your plan only when you say so.
Jot one down
On Today’s Plan: press + at the top right, then:
- Add a task for today puts a new task at the bottom of the plan. Type it, and press Enter for another.
- Add a task for tomorrow puts it under For the next plan.
- Another day… asks which day, and puts it under Coming up.
From any page: press the tray button at the top right (or Alt+N, ⌃N on a Mac). Type the task, add a note if you like, and press Add. It goes in the Inbox, and a note says Added to the Inbox., with Undo. To put it on a plan as well, press ☀️ on the card first and choose a day.
A task you leave empty goes away by itself.
Open the Inbox
On Today’s Plan, press the first button in the tool bar (☀️ ▾) and choose Inbox. From any other page, open the sidebar and choose Inbox, under Today’s Plan. It shows every Inbox task, newest first, however it came in: from +, the tray button, Nitepad, Talkpad or email.
Put one on the plan
- On a phone: tap the task, tap ☀️, then choose Today or another day.
- On a computer: with the sidebar open beside the page, drag the task onto Today’s Plan. Or open it and press ☀️.
Move one to a list
Open the task’s menu (on a phone, tap the task and then ⋯; on a computer, right-click it) and choose Add to a list…. If it’s in a plan, it stays there.
On a computer, with the sidebar open beside the page, you can drag it onto a list or a section there instead.
How they differ from a list’s tasks
- Under its words, it says Today’s Plan › Inbox.
- In the plan, its − puts it off until tomorrow, since it has no list to go back to.
- To delete it, swipe it left in the Inbox, or on a computer click its ✕.
- It can’t repeat: give it a repeat and a note offers Move it to a list.
- Left unfinished in a plan, it waits under From your last plan until you plan it again, move it to a list or delete it.