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.
Availability:
Personal users (free).
Premium users.
Family users.
Teams users.
Supported on all 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/ iOS
Tap the Home button from the top left corner of any of your views.
Tap on the plus button at the bottom of the 'Lists' section.
Fill in the title and tap on "Done" to save.
💻 Web/ Desktop
Open the navigation pane, tap on the plus 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 the 3 dots menu and choose "Rename".
Edit the title and tap "Done" to save.
💻 Web/ Desktop
Open the navigation pane and select the list you wish to rename.
From the list's view place your cursor on the title.
Edit the title and click "Save".
🔁 To convert a personal list into a board
💻 Web/ Desktop
Open the list.
Click on the three dots menu next to the title.
Select "Convert to board".
💡 Note: You can convert Smart Grocery lists into Boards as well.
🔀 To reorder lists
📱 Android/ iOS
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.
💻 Web/ Desktop
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 three dots icon.
Tap "Sort".
Choose Timeline or List.
💻 Web/ Desktop
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/ Desktop
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/ Desktop
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 the three dots menu and choose "Delete" and confirm. This applies to standard lists only.
Note: After the deletion is confirmed, the list and all associated tasks will be removed immediately. There is no option to restore a deleted list.
💻 Web/ Desktop
Click on the three-dot 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.
Note: After the deletion is confirmed, the list and all associated tasks will be removed immediately. There is no option to restore a deleted list.