Action Context Lists

Your All Categories view (in the Tasks area) is your main context view. It shows you all tasks for all categories, grouped by category, including action contexts. Right click any category group header and select Collapse All to see all the headers. Click + next to the...

Major Contexts

Major contexts are Categories with names in parentheses: (Work), (Personal), (Family). This makes them stand out at the top of your master context list, so you are reminded to always assign them to your tasks when processing. Use short, simple names. When it’s...

Meeting Contexts

Meeting contexts are Categories that start with “+”, so they stand out as a group near the top of your master contexts list. Use short, simple names, like: +Staff, +AllHands, +Managers, +PEC.

1-1 Contexts

1-1 contexts are Categories that start with “1”, so they stand out as a group near the middle of your master contexts list. Use short, simple names that make sense to you, like: 1John, 1Sue Smith, 1AmyS, 1AmyW.

Action Contexts

Action contexts are Categories with no special starting character, so they stand out as a group at the bottom of your master contexts list. Use short, simple names, like: Calls, Grocery, Bookstore.