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Assigning tags to to-dos and projects

Tags can be used to add information to both single to-dos and projects. They can be created right when a new to-do is entered, but can also be added at a later point.

Here is how to assign tags to to-dos and projects:

When creating a new to-do or project, or when editing them, click into the Tags field, then enter different tags via the keyboard. Whenever you completed entering a tag, press the return key.

Open the Tags window by choosing Window > Tags. Then. drag and drop tags from the Tags window onto the to-do or project that you want to tag.

If you have specified a keyboard shortcut for a tags, you can select to-dos or projects in a list and simply press that shortcut. This will either add or remove the tag, depending on whether it was already assigned to that item before or not.

Important: If you assign a tag to a project, all to-dos inside that project are considered to also carry that tag. Therefore, if you later filter a list by that tag, those to-dos will show up even if you haven't explicitly assigned that tag.