Your first project

The welcome screens set up your first project for you: they ask what you're working toward and when it's due, then build the project. If you skipped them, or want another project, here's how to do it by hand.

Make the project

1. Open Projects and tap +.
2. Type a name, like "Statistics final".
3. Pick a color. Each project has one of six: Rose, Jade, Iris, Amber, Azure or Coral.
4. If there's a deadline, turn on Set a date and pick the day. Leave the date off for ongoing work, like learning a language.
5. Add a goal if you like, such as "Pass with a B+ or better".
6. Tap Save. Your new project opens.

Add tasks

A task is one piece of work you can sit down and do, like "Review chapter 3".

1. In the project, tap Add a task.
2. Type the title. That's the only thing you have to fill in.
3. To plan it, tap the date chip and choose Today, Tomorrow or Pick….
4. Tap Save, or Save and add another to keep going.

If the work has stages, like chapters or past papers, add sections first with Add a section. See Sections.

Break a task into steps

Steps are the small actions inside a task, like "Write three key ideas from memory". In the New task sheet or in the task itself, type a step and press Return for the next one. You can also paste a list, and each line becomes a step. More in Steps.

Start

Open Today. Your tasks for today are listed under their project. Tap Start on one, and the timer begins. When you're done, end the session. Bunplan keeps the time in Records and remembers where you left off.

Next: How Bunplan thinks explains how the pieces fit together.