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Two panes

Opening projects, to-dos and Inbox captures beside the list

On a computer, Tagged shows two panes: the list on the left and whatever you open on the right. One click opens a project beside the list, so you can work through a list without losing your place.

Two panes are for screens 1024 pixels wide and up. On a phone or tablet a project opens on its own page.

When to use it

  • Going down Today and checking off steps in each project.
  • Clearing the Inbox: open each capture and file it, one after another.
  • Comparing two projects in the same Area, switching with one click.

Where it works

The two panes are always on in Inbox, Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday, Logbook, every Area page and the Archive. Until you open something, the right pane reads Click a project to open it here (in the Inbox, Click a capture to open it here).

Open something in the pane

  1. Open one of the lists above from the Tasks menu.
  2. Click a project once. It opens on the right and the row stays lit in the list.
  3. Click another row to switch. The list keeps its scroll position.

What opens in the pane

  • A project: its title, notes, steps and everything else on the project page.
  • An Area to-do: a big title, Notes, sub-tasks, things to buy, photos and files, and a Convert to project button.
  • An Inbox capture: where it came from, its link, Notes, and File to with the best-guess project, Pick another…, New project, Someday and Toss.

Turn an Area to-do into a project

  1. Open the Area and click the to-do. It opens in the pane.
  2. Click Convert to project.
  3. A new project is made in the same Area with the to-do’s notes, and its open sub-tasks become steps. The to-do goes away.

Open the full page or close the pane

  1. Click ↗ at the top right of the pane to open the project on its own page.
  2. Click ✕ to close the pane. The list stays where it was.

Projects opened from elsewhere

When you open a project from the Tasks menu, Quick Find, the Dashboard or the Matrix, it opens beside the list it belongs to:

  • A project in an Area opens beside that Area.
  • A done project opens beside the Logbook, and an archived one beside the Archive.
  • A Someday project opens beside Someday.
  • Anything else opens beside Anytime.

Note: A step’s own page still opens full width, and Work mode doesn’t have panes yet.

Questions

Why does my project open on its own page?

The window is narrower than 1024 pixels. Make it wider, or use the full page. Phones and tablets always use the full page.

Can I make the list or the pane wider?

Yes. Drag the line between them. See Resizing and closing the pane.

Does one click still pick a row for keyboard shortcuts?

Yes. The row you clicked is picked, so shortcuts like ⌘S for When work on it. See Right-click menu and keyboard shortcuts.

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