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=== Test using the category ===
=== Test using the category ===
If you have task entries already, note that there is a new 3.5-line icon now between the checkbox and the task name in the list. Press that icon for each task you already have to put it into a category. Then add tasks, if you like, to have enough tasks in enough categories to have a good test.
If you have task entries already, note that there is a new 3.5-line icon now between the checkbox and the task name in the list. to give each task a Priority, press that icon. Then add tasks, if you like, to have enough tasks with enough priorities to have a good test.


Now you can try sorting by Category, grouping by Category, and filtering by Category; I tend to use grouping more than the others, though if you have more than one category, grouping by one and sorting by the other can work well. You've already seen that a task can be moved from one category to another directly in the list.
Now you can try sorting by Priority, grouping by Priority, and filtering by Priority; I tend to use grouping more than the others, though if you have more than one category-type field, grouping by one and sorting by the other can work well. You've already seen that a task can be moved from one category to another directly in the list.


If you include Done as a category, you can simplify by eliminating the checkbox for Done?.
If you include Done as a Priority, you can simplify by eliminating the checkbox for Done?, but it'll be just a wee bit harder to check off completed tasks.


My shopping lists have a category for the stores I might visit, so I know what to buy at what store. My task lists have a category for the GTD (Getting Things Done) phase of a task and another to identify my tasks vs those of my wife. I'm sure you can think of more.
My shopping lists have a category for the stores I might visit, so I know what to buy at what store. My task lists have a category for the GTD (Getting Things Done) phase of a task and another to identify my tasks vs those of my wife. I'm sure you can think of more.