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What is the hotlist? How do repeating tasks work? How does priority work? How do due dates work? What is the length field? How do I use the timer? What is a tag? What is context? How do I know if my changes were saved? How do I add a bunch of tasks? Why isn't my task showing up? How do I delete a task? How do I delete my account? What is the difference between deleting and archiving a folder? How do the email reminders work? Can I record a time as well as a date for an event? How do I use the keyboard shortcuts? How do due date modifiers work? How can I set goals? Can I sign in to my account using OpenID? How do I edit a task? What does sorting by importance do? How do I print my to-do list? Can I set a default view or tab? How do I use Folders, Tasks and Subtasks? What are goal chains? How do I create links or use special formatting in notes? Can I resize or reorder my columns? Why are my subtasks showing up on the same level as tasks? How do I use the start date field? How do filters work? How does the status field work? How do I use the star? How can I search for a particular task? How can I edit multiple tasks at once? How can I hide tasks that are due in the future? How can I see the date added, modified or completed? How do I copy, clone or duplicate a task? How do I create task templates? Where are my completed tasks? Can I upload and attach files to my tasks? Toodledo is showing the wrong time. Are there any limits to the amount of information that I can store? How do I manually reorder my tasks? How do you pronounce Toodledo? Who is Toodledo? How does Toodledo deal with timezones and Daylight Saving Time? How to I roll over tasks from yesterday to today? How do I add a note to a task? How do I view my history of completed tasks? I forgot/want to change my password Will my account be here forever? What is a Permanent Link? How do I sort my tasks? How do I postone, delay or roll forward a task? How do I open or close all the dividers in a list? How do I show or hide task notes?Sharing
How can I privately share my tasks with someone else? What are the different permissions that I can set when sharing tasks? Can I share only a few folders? Why do some fields get removed when reassigning a task? What do the diamonds next my folder names mean? How can I get notified when a collaborator does something?Backup / Export / Import
How can I backup my data to my computer? Can I Import my data from somewhere else? Can I export my tasks to my Palm OS PDA? Can I sych my tasks with my calendar? Can I access my Toodledo account via email? How do I get accented or other international characters to import? I get an error when importing my file.Technical
What web browsers are supported? Can I use encryption to secure my data? What is a Microsummary or Live Title? The popup calendar is being obscured by the drop down boxes. Can I use Toodledo on my Apple iOS device? I'm getting a certificate error when using files. How secure is my data on Toodledo? How do I stop Internet Explorer from popping up security warnings? Using the "tab" key to move to the next field sometimes skips fields. Nothing on Toodledo works and the web page looks scrambled. How do I report errors to Toodledo? How do I stop getting text message/sms alarms? None of the images are loading, or the website looks scrambled. How do I adjust the font size when printing?Firefox Addon
What versions of Firefox are supported? How do I use the addon? The lists on the website do not match the plugin. Why? Why are my folder lists empty? How do I uninstall the Firefox extension? How can I use the Firefox plugin if I am using OpenID?Billing
How much is an upgrade to a Pro account? I paid, where is my upgrade? What's the difference between Google Wallet and PayPal? Can I get a refund? What happens when my Pro subscription expires? I paid, but I need a receipt or invoice. How can I pay directly with a credit card? Can I downgrade from Pro Plus to Pro?Widgets / Connections
Does Toodledo work with Google Calendar? Why isn't my bookmarklet/gadget/widget working? How can I access my list from my mobile phone? How do I use the Google Gadgets with my Google Apps? Can I publish my tasks as an RSS feed? Can I access my tasks via IM? Can I get reminders or alarms for tasks that are due soon? Can I use Twitter to access my account? I get an error when trying to sync tasks via iCal How do I import my tasks into Apple's iCal calendar? How do dates and times sync to a calendar using iCal? How do I sync Outlook to my iOS device?iPhone
Certain fields are missing on the iOS app. How do I set default values in the iOS app? The iOS app has gotten out of sync with the website. The iOS app is crashing or functioning poorly. How do reminders/alarms work on iOS? Who don't the number of tasks on the iOS app don't match the website? How do I get tasks onto iCal on my iOS device? How do I sync the iOS device with the website? How do I search for a task or note on iOS? How do I delete a task or note in the iOS app? I purchased the iOS app, but it is not on my device. How do I filter and sort tasks on iOS? Can I use Siri to add a task by voice? How does Toodledo work the the iOS Notification Center? How do I collaborate with the iOS app?
How does the status field work?
The status field is useful for tracking the current state of the task. It can be useful for marking tasks that are active, or tasks that have been deferred for a variety of reasons. Here are the different values available for status and one suggested usage.
None - This is the default status of a newly created task. If you use GTD, you may want to use this as your inbox.
Next Action - This can be used to indicate which tasks must be completed next.
Active - Indicates a task that must be completed.
Planning - A task that you are planning, so it may not be active yet.
Delegated - A task that you have given to someone else.
Waiting - You are waiting on something external.
Hold - This task has been placed on hold indefinitely, or until you take it off hold.
Postponed - This task has been delayed.
Someday - An optional task, or something that you don't know if you want to do, but you still want to record it for the future.
Canceled - You don't want to complete this task, but you still need it recorded for some reason.
Reference - Use this for tasks that aren't really tasks, but are more of a piece of reference info.
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The status field is useful for tracking the current state of the task. It can be useful for marking tasks that are active, or tasks that have been deferred for a variety of reasons. Here are the different values available for status and one suggested usage.
None - This is the default status of a newly created task. If you use GTD, you may want to use this as your inbox.
Next Action - This can be used to indicate which tasks must be completed next.
Active - Indicates a task that must be completed.
Planning - A task that you are planning, so it may not be active yet.
Delegated - A task that you have given to someone else.
Waiting - You are waiting on something external.
Hold - This task has been placed on hold indefinitely, or until you take it off hold.
Postponed - This task has been delayed.
Someday - An optional task, or something that you don't know if you want to do, but you still want to record it for the future.
Canceled - You don't want to complete this task, but you still need it recorded for some reason.
Reference - Use this for tasks that aren't really tasks, but are more of a piece of reference info.
One important thing to note is that status is divided into two groups. The active group and the deferred group. The deferred group includes tasks with a status of delegated, waiting, hold, postponed, someday, canceled or reference. Tasks that are deferred can be hidden by using the deferred filter.