Yep, I was doing that for a while. Works fairly well. For me, this is the WEAKEST area of MLO.
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Lisa Stroyan <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want another option, I multi-select the tasks in my inbox tab that > go into the same project, use control-M to bring up the move dialog, type > the first few letters of my project name, and hit enter. > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 3:39 PM, David Rees <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Personally I feel we should be able to have search on both windows - >> http://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/4132240-support-multiple-windows-on-the-same-data-with-ful >> >> >> On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 12:49:23 PM UTC-7, Mr. Analogy wrote: >> >>> The F3 trick is nice. That helps a little. >>> >>> The problem is that I have a LOT of projects (maybe 30 or so). So >>> FINDING each one a little while. >>> >>> >>> Ahhh.... your F3 trick works great. I just need to reverse it: I put my >>> INBOX in the separate window and my projects in the "main" window which has >>> the search box. Perfect. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Stéph <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> You could try sending it straight to the project as you put it in the >>>> RTE dialogue. Use the switch -toprj<Project_Name> at the end of your task >>>> entry. >>>> >>>> Personally, I quite like to open another window using F3, then dragging >>>> groups of tasks from the inbox to the appropriate place in my outline. >>>> >>>> You could always bookmark the main projects, to jump quickly to them >>>> when dragging a task from the F3 window. >>>> >>>> I still find it a long task, whichever way I do it. >>>> >>>> Stéphane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, 3 July 2013 15:51:07 UTC+1, Mr. Analogy wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My favorite feature of MLO is the Rapid Task Entry. If I have an idea >>>>> or remember "I've got to do this thing" or "oh, read this article" I toss >>>>> it into the Inbox so I don't get DISTRACTED or sidetracked. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> But then I end up with 100's of things in my inbox. Organizing those >>>>> tasks and moving them into the appropriate PROJECT is quite time >>>>> consuming: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Read the task, decide where it goes. >>>>> 2. Cut the task >>>>> 3. go to another tab and search for the project I'd like to put it >>>>> in. >>>>> 4. Paste it. >>>>> 5. Later, come back to each project and organize the tasks >>>>> assigned to that project. >>>>> >>>>> That can take 30s or longer for each task. >>>>> >>>>> Is there any other faster way to do this? >>>>> >>>>> E.g., filtering on some keyword and then move *multiple* items to a >>>>> project? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>>> topic/mylifeorganized/**gV1h54ccrvg/unsubscribe<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mylifeorganized/gV1h54ccrvg/unsubscribe> >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> mylifeorganiz...@**googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeo...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/mylifeorganized<http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Clay Nichols >>> President >>> Speech & Language Software >>> http://www.BungalowSoftware.**com <http://www.BungalowSoftware.com> >>> Work: (540) 951-0623 >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Lisa > > ------------------------------ > Lisa Stroyan, mailto: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mylifeorganized/gV1h54ccrvg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Clay Nichols President Speech & Language Software http://www.BungalowSoftware.com Work: (540) 951-0623 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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