Tutorial - using groups

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Introduction

Groups are the basis to subdivide tasks & reminders in Organiser. Mostly you use groups to organize the tasks into a hierarchy, like 'Business' -> 'Project Silver' -> 'Design'. Organiser knows about several item types (actions/todo/to call etc) but usually a groups contains just one type of item.

Version 2.2 added the option to determine the default item type for each group, so it's easier to add a specific type of item; once you're inside the group where you want a new item, just double-click outside the item list and you will add a new item. This is demonstrated below. You can change the item type later on if you want, and you're not limited to using just a single item type. Sometimes, for small groups or projects, you just want to mix item types into a single group.

Creating a group

First, make sure you make the current group active where you want to create a subgroup. If you're starting with a new document, the 'All' group is your only option.

Click on the 'Add group' button in the ribbon on top of Organiser's window, or right-click anywhere outside the item list in the item window. You can enter the name and also select which type of item you're most likely to store in that group. Click 'OK' when you've selected a type.

Add some other groups and try various types. The above image shows all item types currently possible in version 2.2. Below you see an example where each type has been inserted:

Notice how the icons for the groups reflect the item type you have selected. Double-clicking outside the item list will automatically create a new item of the type that you specified when creating a group.

Changing the group type

If you want to change the group type later on, select a group above that, so the group becomes visible in the item window on the right.

Double-click the group and the same dialog appears as when you created the group. Here, you can select a new default item type. Nothing will change to the items already in the group; you can mix item types however you want.

Renaming the group

Renaming a group can be done in two ways:

• Click on the group in the tree view (on the left) and press F2 to rename.
• Double-click on the group in the item view (on the right) and modify the group name. You can also change other properties of the group (the item type).

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