Gestures on a phone
Every swipe, hold, drag and tap in Ring List on a phone: on a task, a section’s title, a ring, Today’s Plan, a picture and Nitepad.
What each touch does, by where you do it. “Hold” means press still for a moment, until the thing lifts or a menu opens.
On a task
| Do this |
What happens |
| Tap it |
Edit it; its buttons show under the top bar |
| Swipe right |
Finish it |
| Swipe a finished one right |
Bring it back |
| Swipe left |
Delete it, with Undo |
| Hold, then drag |
Move it |
| Hold, drag sideways |
Make it a subtask, or a task again |
| Tap a label or tag |
Every task with it, in Search All |
| Tap its date, 🔔, or a ☀️ for another day |
Change it |
| Tap ☀️ Today |
Go to it in Today’s Plan |
- On a habit, swipe right to check in.
- A task you’re editing can’t be swiped.
- Other choices are under 🏷️ and ⋯ while you edit it: there’s no hold menu on a task.
On a section’s title
| Do this |
What happens |
| Tap it |
Edit the title |
| Swipe left |
Delete the section and its tasks (it asks first if any are open) |
| Hold, then drag |
Move the section |
| Drop it on another title |
Combine the two sections |
| Hold the gap between two sections, let go |
Add a section there |
| Hold the list’s own title, let go |
📝 Add a note or 📎 Attach |
In other views
On Ring Lists
| Do this |
What happens |
| Tap a ring |
Open the list |
| Hold a ring, let go |
Its menu |
| Hold a ring, then drag |
Move it, or into a group |
| Tap a group’s heading |
Fold or open the group |
| Hold a group’s heading, let go |
The group’s menu |
| Hold the background, let go |
Choose a background |
| Do this |
What happens |
| Tap a row |
Go to that page; the sidebar closes |
| Tap ▸ or ▾ |
Show or fold away what’s under the row |
| Hold a list, a group’s name or Ring Lists, let go |
Its menu |
| Swipe it left, or tap beside it |
Close it |
On Today’s Plan
| Do this |
What happens |
| Swipe right |
Finish it; a task planned across several days is Done for today until its last day |
| Swipe left |
Take it out of the plan; it stays in its list |
| Hold, then drag |
Reorder, or drag in or out of the plan |
The Top 10 suggestions can’t be swiped. In the Inbox, swiping left deletes.
Pictures and files
| Do this |
What happens |
| Tap a picture |
See it full screen |
| Swipe sideways |
The next picture |
| ‹ |
Close it |
| Hold a picture or file, let go |
Rename, open, move or delete it |
In Nitepad
| Do this |
What happens |
| Write with one finger |
Your idea |
| Rub with one finger, the eraser lit |
Rub out the lines you touch |
| Two fingers, swipe up or down |
Brighter or dimmer ink |
| Shake the phone |
Clear the screen |
| Shake again within 10 seconds, before drawing |
Bring it back |
See Nitepad.
Good to know
- In Settings › Labels, hold a label until it lifts, then drag it to reorder.
- There’s no pinch, double tap or pull to refresh.
- Your phone’s own Back goes to the page before.