The Quick Add syntax allows you to create new tasks with a minimal amount of clicks, whether you are typing a description, entering tasks via email, instant message, the bookmarklet or the quick add window.
Use the following syntax to set specific options when creating a new task:
on date @ time
in X days/weeks
[queue name]
#tagName
^reminderMinutes reminderType
+emailAddress to assign a task
- subtask
~ description to disable quick add syntax for this task
The Quick Add Window allows you to enter multiple tasks at once, which makes it easy to import tasks from elsewhere or create a set of tasks from a text template.
To open the window just click the Quick Add link or type q.
Choose a queue from the dropdown where the new tasks should be created. (If you specify a queue in a task description it will override this setting for that task). Enter one task per line using any of the quick add syntax, and type shift-enter to get a new line.
Here's an example where all tasks will be created in the To Do queue:
Which creates these tasks:
Here's an example where tasks are created in a variety of queues:
Which creates these tasks:
For tasks created via email, instant message, the bookmakrlet or the quick add window you can choose whether tasks are inserted at the top or bottom of a queue.
Go to the Queue tab of Settings to set the location.
