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Steps

Steps are the small actions inside a task. They turn a vague task into something you can start.

Think "Reread the brief" or "Write three key ideas from memory": the work itself, in order. Steps have no dates, reminders or timers of their own.

Add steps

  1. Open the task, or start a new one.
  2. In the steps card, tap Add a step and type.
  3. Press Return to add the next step. To add several at once, paste a list: each line becomes a step.

Tick a step

Tap the ring beside it. The highlight moves to the next open step. You can tick steps in any order, and untick them too.

The current step

The current step is highlighted so you know where to begin. It's the first step you haven't ticked, unless you choose another: open the step's menu and choose Make this the current step. To start the timer from a particular step, choose Start from this step.

When you end a session, the step you were on is kept, so Where you left off can show it tomorrow.

Edit, delete or turn a step into a task

Open the step's menu:

  • Edit step to change its words.
  • Delete step to remove it. A notice offers Undo.
  • Convert to task when a step turns out to be bigger than it looked. It becomes its own task in the same project and section. Time already recorded stays with the original task.

Suggest steps

With Bunplan Plus, Bunplan can draft steps for you on your device.

  1. In the New task sheet, type a title of at least two words.
  2. Tap Suggest steps at the foot of the steps card.
  3. The drafts appear with dashed rings. Edit any of them in place, and remove the ones you don't want with ✕.
  4. Tap Add to keep the rest as ordinary steps. In the New task sheet, Save and Start also keep the drafts still shown.