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Managing Lists
What is it?
Lists are at the core of good organization and crucial for grouping tasks to successfully execute a project or plan. With Any.do you can easily organize your to-dos by adding as many lists as you want and modifying them to your preference.
Who can access?
- Both Premium and Free users can take advantage of this feature!
- Users are able to create as many lists as they want and edit/ delete as needed.
- Platforms:
How does it work?
- You can reorganize your lists from under the navigation screen, as well as sort them by List/ Time, and export or print them individually.
- You can also choose a “Default List” to determine under which list new tasks will be added automatically.
To add a list
✔️ Android
- Tap the Home button from the top left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on the
button at the bottom of the ‘Lists’ section.
- Fill in the title and tap on “Done” to save.
✔️ iOS
- Tap the Home button from the lower left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on the
button at the bottom of the ‘Lists’ section.
- Fill in the title and tap on “Done” to save.
✔️ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Open the navigation pane, tap on the
button next to the ‘My Lists’ section.
- Fill in the title and tap on “Create” to save.
To edit a list title
✔️ Android/ iOS:
- Tap the Home button from the top left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on a list to open its full view.
- Tap the list’s title at the top of the screen, or tap
and choose “Rename”.
- Edit the title and tap “Done” to save.
✔️ iOS
- Tap the Home button from the lower left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on a list to open its full view.
- Tap the list’s title at the top of the screen, or tap
and choose “Rename”.
- Edit the title and tap “Done” to save.
✔️ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Open the navigation pane and select the list you wish to rename.
- From the list’s view place your cursor in
- Edit the title and click “Save”.
To reorder lists
✔️ Android
- Tap the Home button from the top left corner of any of your views.
- Long press on the relevant list, and drag and drop it in the desired order.
- Release to save.
✔️ iOS
- Tap the Home button from the lower left corner of any of your views.
- Long press on the relevant list, and drag and drop it in the desired order.
- Release to save.
✔️ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Drag and drop the list from the left menu in the desired order.
To change a list sorting/ view
✔️ Android/ iOS
- From your Tasks View tap the
icon.
- Tap “Sort”.
- Choose Timeline or List.
✔️ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- From your Tasks View tap the up and down arrows icon.
- Next to “Sort By” choose Timeline or List.
- You may also switch between Multi-Column and Single-Column.
To alter the default list
✔️ Android/ iOS/ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Go to your Any.do app Settings.
- Tap on “Default List”.
- Select the desired list you want as your default.
To minimize categories
✔️ Android/ iOS/ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Press on the category you want to minimize. Minimized categories will display how many tasks are contained within them.
To delete a list
✔️ Android/ iOS
- Tap the Home button from the top left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on a list to open its full view.
- Tap
and choose “Delete” and confirm. This applies to standard lists only.
✔️ iOS
- Tap the Home button from the lower left corner of any of your views.
- Tap on a list to open its full view.
- Tap
and choose “Delete” and confirm. This applies to standard lists only.
The list and all associated tasks will be removed immediately.
✔️ Web/ Windows/ Mac
- Click on the
icon next to your list’s title.
- Choose ‘Archive’ and click ‘Yes’ in the confirmation screen.
- The list will be archived and all associated tasks will move to the Archived Tasks folder in your account’s settings.
The list and all associated tasks will be removed immediately.