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Group and sort

Change how Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday and Logbook are laid out, one list at a time. Group by Area or priority, sort by title or date, show notes under each row, or print the list.

Each list remembers its own choice on that device. Until you change something, a list keeps its own layout.

When to use it

  • Group by Priority in Today to see the High projects first.
  • Group by Area in Anytime when you want to work on one part of life.
  • Sort by Modified time to find what you touched last.
  • Print Today’s list for a day away from screens.

Change the grouping and order

  1. Open Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday or Logbook.
  2. Tap the Group and sort button next to the list’s title.
  3. Tap Group by and pick List, Area, Date, Created time, Category, Priority or None.
  4. Tap Sort by and pick Date, Created date, Modified time, Title, Category or Priority.
  5. Tap Order and pick Oldest first or Newest first (for Title, A to Z or Z to A).

The list redraws right away, with plain headers for each group. Projects, Area to-dos, steps and Upkeep all show in their groups.

Note: On a wide screen, Group by, Sort by and Order open as a small menu beside the main one. On a narrow screen they open in its place.

Show more or less

  1. Tap the ••• (More) button next to Group and sort.
  2. Hide completed is on to start. Turn it off to add a Completed group with what you finished today.
  3. Turn on Show details to see each row’s notes, and a project’s next step, in gray under its title.

Under View, List is the only choice for now. Kanban and Timeline are greyed out.

  1. Tap •••, then Print.
  2. Pick Title only or Title and content. Content adds each row’s notes and a project’s steps.
  3. A clean white page opens in a new window, then your browser’s print box.

Go back to the list’s own layout

  1. Tap •••, then View options.
  2. Tap Back to the list’s own layout.

Questions

Why doesn’t the Inbox have these buttons?

They’re only on Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday and Logbook. The Inbox keeps its own layout, made for filing captures away.

Does the other person see my layout?

No. It’s saved on your device, for that list only.

My list looks different on my phone and my computer. Why?

Each device keeps its own choice. Set it on both if you want them to match.

Still stuck? Send feedback from the ? menu at the bottom of the app bar on a computer. Back to the help center

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