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Two panes

Resizing and closing the pane

On a computer you can make the list wider or the open project wider by dragging the line between them. The Tasks menu on the left can be resized or hidden too. Each width is saved on that computer.

When to use it

  • Long project names cut off in the list: make the list wider.
  • A project with lots of notes: make the pane wider.
  • A small laptop screen: hide the Tasks menu to give both panes more room.

Resize the list and the pane

  1. Open a project in the pane. See Opening projects beside the list.
  2. Hover the line between the list and the pane until the pointer changes.
  3. Drag it left or right. The list can be 320 to 760 pixels wide; the pane takes the rest.
  4. Double-click the line to go back to the normal width (460 pixels).

Resize the Tasks menu

  1. Hover the right edge of the Tasks menu until the pointer changes.
  2. Drag it. It can be 200 to 420 pixels wide.
  3. Double-click the edge to go back to the normal width.

Hide and show the Tasks menu

  • Click the small ‹ at the top right of the menu, in line with Inbox.
  • Or click Tasks on the app bar. It shows the menu again. If you were on another page, it takes you back to the list you were last on.
  • Or press ⌘/ (Ctrl+/ on Windows).

Clicking any other page on the app bar (Calendar, Matrix, Dashboard, Upkeep, Finance or Meals) also closes the Tasks menu, so only one button on the bar is ever lit.

Close the pane

  1. Click ✕ at the top right of the pane.
  2. The list stays where it was, and the pane goes back to Click a project to open it here.

Note: Widths are saved on each computer, not on your account. A second computer keeps its own.

Questions

The line won’t move any further. Why?

Each side has a smallest and largest width so neither gets too cramped. The list stops at 320 and 760 pixels.

Where did the bottom toolbar go?

It was removed. When and Move are in the right-click menu and on ⌘S and ⇧⌘M; New Project and New To-Do are in an Area’s ⋯ menu, and + New at the bottom of the Tasks menu has New Project too.

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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