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I preface all of my OF keyboard shortcuts with a “z” to keep them visually separated from other shortcuts I have created. That requires some thought work up front, to get the shortcut I want with the fewest number of letters and options to get the desired output. Name – reason” all groups together, separate from Name – details.” – for” separates itself from Website – what I want” and Tinseltown – Name of Show and time” is separate from YT…” or – etc.” It makes sorting by name a bit of a dream come true. It makes it easy to name tasks so they don’t need certain kinds of tags, AND because I use OF exclusively on mobile devices, and while I use a keyboard with those device, I don’t usually have one connected when on the run, entering on the fly.Ģ. I’ve used keyboard shortcuts extensively with OF.ġ. I’ve been deliberate about naming things for the same reason.

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Since it’s a small change, maybe add the idea to the Inbox so that when you’re next processing it, you can do it as a quick 2-minute-or-less item. I suppose that makes this is one of those more “natural formations” of organization.īut if you notice yourself typing the letter “C” and running into or again and again, then consider how you might arrange things. I made such changes over time only as needed, one tag at a time. Doing so, is more likely an exercise in procrastination. I don’t think this is the sort of thing one has to do in one fell swoop. I haven’t organized all my tags in this way in one fell swoop.

It is useful to create them with an eye towards having them appear with as few letters as possible, preferably with one letter.Īs a result, the following discussion is more about a process of organizing over time. In this way, we can consider the titles, order, and hierarchy positions of our tags. While that fits the general organization, it would also mean that typing “D” would call first. In this case, I would move and file it under : Friends. To illustrate, let’s begin with my current set of is easily a tag I’d use more regularly. There are at least 3 factors considered when calling a tag using the autocomplete function:

Usefully, the ease with which we can call a tag is more than by its name. While typing a few more letters to call a desired tag is often not a big deal, it can become a nuisance, particularly if it happens frequently. So relying on just the autocomplete function is important in many cases.Īn issue arises, when we have several tags that start with the same letters. While the key commands can be helpful, we can certainly create more tags than possible key commands. And for those adventurous enough to start using scripts, we can assign key commands to any tag. We can also assign the “Forecast” tag with a key command. We just type a few letters and OmniFocus handily suggests what we are looking for. OmniFocus already helps by giving us an autocomplete function. 1 Today, we’ll focus on how we can assign a tag to a task with ease. One of the three core pillars of organization is the ease of accessibility.