Matrix
How the Eisenhower Matrix works in Tagged
The Matrix puts your active projects in four boxes by their priority, so you can see at a glance what to do now, what to plan, what to hand off and what to drop. There’s nothing new to fill in: it reads the Priority each project already has.
When to use it
- Everything feels urgent and you need to pick what’s first.
- Planning the week, to make sure the important-but-not-urgent work gets time.
- Clearing out: the green box is a list of things you could drop or park.
Open the Matrix
Phone
- Go to the Home list (the Projects tab).
- Tap Matrix, the row under Logbook.
Computer
- Click the Matrix icon on the app bar, under Calendar. Hover it and it reads Eisenhower Matrix.
You can also type “matrix” in Quick Find.
The four boxes
Each box has its name, a short hint, and a count of its projects.
- Urgent & Important (red, Do it now · High): projects with High priority. Do these first.
- Not Urgent & Important (amber, Plan it · Medium): Medium priority. Set time aside for these before they turn urgent.
- Urgent & Unimportant (blue, Hand it off · Low): Low priority. Do them quickly or hand them to someone else.
- Not Urgent & Unimportant (green, Drop it · No priority): projects with no priority. Drop them or move them to Someday.
Inside each box the project with the soonest due date is at the top. Projects with no due date come after.
On a tablet or computer the boxes sit two by two. On a phone they stack, top to bottom.
Note: The Matrix shows active projects only: not done, not archived. It’s part of Personal, not Work.
Set a project’s priority
Phone
- Open the project.
- Tap ⋯, then Priority.
- Pick ↑ High, Medium, Low or None.
Computer
- Open the project.
- Click ⋯ next to its title, then Priority.
- Pick ↑ High, Medium, Low or None.
Or drag the project into another box. See Dragging projects between boxes.
Pick and open projects
- Tap a project once to pick it. It lights up.
- Tap it twice to open it.
Show only some projects
If you use Categories, chips show at the top of the Matrix. Tap one to see only the projects with that category.
Tip: Keep the red box short. If more than a handful of projects are High, some of them aren’t.
Questions
Why is a project in the green box?
It has no priority set. Give it one from ⋯ → Priority, or drag it into another box.
Does moving a project change its due date?
No. Only its priority changes.
What’s the rule behind the boxes?
It’s the classic urgent and important grid, with Tagged’s priorities mapped to it: High, Medium, Low and none. Our Eisenhower Matrix guide explains the idea in more depth.
Still stuck? Send feedback from the ? menu at the bottom of the app bar on a computer. Back to the help center