Projects and deadlines

An exam, a product launch, a portfolio: each is a project. It has a name, a color, an optional deadline and an optional goal line.

Create a project

1. Open Projects and tap +.
2. Type a name and pick a color.
3. For a deadline, turn on Set a date, then pick the day in the calendar. The Starts row sets the first day of the work; it starts today unless you change it.
4. Add a goal if it helps, then tap Save.

As you fill in the form, the card at the top shows the project exactly as it will look in your list. A new project can't be due on a day that has passed, and the deadline can't be before the start.

What a deadline shows

A project with a deadline gets a track on its card:

• the bar fills as you finish its tasks;
• a marker shows today;
• a small paw marks each day you finished a task.

Next to it are the facts: how many tasks are done ("8 of 10 done"), how many days are left, and your pace.

Pace	Means
Ahead	You've finished a clearly larger share of the tasks than of the days
On pace	The share of tasks done is about the share of days gone
Behind	You've finished a clearly smaller share of the tasks than of the days

Open the project for the larger track and three figures: Done, Left and Recorded. A project without a deadline shows Done, Open and Recorded instead, with no track. Deadlines also appear on Today, nearest first.

Change a project

Open the project, tap the … menu and choose Edit. You can rename it, change its color, move or remove its deadline, and edit its goal. To stop tracking a date, turn off Set a date.

Find anything

The search field at the top of Projects looks through projects, sections, tasks, steps and notes. Tap a result to open it. On iPad and Mac, press ⌘ F to jump to search.

Archive or delete

When the work is over, archive the project to keep it, with its tasks and records, out of the way. See Archive and delete.