Thanks for the response; from the actual inbox, and not the quick entry box, is there a way to assign the task to a parent project, folder, etc.?
On Thursday, 3 October 2013 04:25:36 UTC-5, Steve Gledhill wrote: > > Hi Lewie. > > welcome to MLO - I'm sure you'll like it. > > The inbox is a great way to quickly capture a Todo and I use it regularly. > > You can assign it to contexts as well as dates as you create it using the > quick entry box but you can also tell it what folder or Project it belongs > to. You click the "Parent" button at the top of the Rapid Task Entry Box > and it opens up your full MLO Structure and you can choose where it should > go. I don't use this as often as I should so I have too many todos in the > inbox. Try to get into the habit of using the "Parent" button for most > tasks. > > I still like to send them to the inbox because it gives me a chance to > review the inbox and add more comments or settings to the task before it > gets 'lost' in the project. For example, I could be on a phone call with > someone and make "Action Notes" in the Rapid Entry form during the call. At > the end of the call (or later ...) I can go to my inbox and start assigning > contexts, due dates etc to each task. This method allows me to concentrate > on the call but also make actionable notes that I know I will not lose. > > I hope this helps a little > > Steve > > On Wednesday, 2 October 2013 16:22:53 UTC+1, Lewie Dunsworth wrote: >> >> I collected tasks in my inbox, assigned due dates, but they are still in >> my inbox. Is that the way the system works? >> > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/3e222199-e8f8-4136-8d16-c6e46dd03b9b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
