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Smart Type (Natural Language Input)
Smart Type (Natural Language Input)

Add tasks with ease using our natural input feature!

Updated over a week ago

The Smart Type is Any.do's answer to on-the-go functionality. Designed to make life easier, Smart Type helps users create action items in a time-saving automated way, utilizing natural language. It gives you endless customization opportunities, including the ability to add reminders, create new Lists and Tags, or even share your to-dos with your friends and colleagues, all from one view.

Availability:

  • Personal users (free).

  • Premium users.

  • Family users.

  • Teams users.

  • Supported on all platforms (functionality-based, see below).

Watch the video - iOS

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πŸ› οΈ How does it work?

  • Use natural language to add one-time reminders by simply naming the time and date.

  • Choose which list to associate with your task.

  • Add the desired Color Tags.

Note: Automatic time detection is currently available in English, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Korean and Arabic only.


πŸ”” To add a personal task with a reminder

πŸ“± Android/ iOS

  1. Create a new Task using the unified input bar.

  2. Add a reminder using natural language for time detection. Or, select the relevant option from the

    menu.

πŸ’» Web/ Desktop

  1. Create a new Task using the input bar.

  2. For Personal tasks - tap on the bell icon

    and choose the desired Reminder time and Tap β€œSet” in the bottom right corner of the screen.

  3. For Workspace tasks - tap on the calendar icon

    and choose the settings and click outside of the pop up. The changes will be saved automatically.

πŸ’‘ Note that you can also add a date & time with natural language.


πŸ“† To add an event with a reminder

πŸ“± iOS

  1. Open the Calendar view.

  2. Create a new event using the unified input bar.

  3. Add a reminder using natural language for time detection.

Note: This feature currently works with iOS only.


πŸ•” Using acceptable time formats

Acceptable Time Formats

Unacceptable Formats

[Task Title] tomorrow at 9

[Task Title] 9m

[Task Title] at 16:00

[Task Title] 9/40

[Task Title] at 16

[Task Title] 940 ( if you want to write 9:40)

[Task Title] at 16 pm

[Task Title] 9-40

[Task Title] at 5 pm /am

[Task Title] 9.40

[Task Title] 9pm / 9am

[Task Title] 12/2023

[Task Title] 1-8

[Task Title] tomorrow

[Task Title] in a week

[Task Title] in a month

[Task Title] in X hours

[Task Title] in X days

[Task Title] in X weeks

[Task Title] in X months

Note: Using multiple numbers in a title can cause recognition issue, which is why we recommend converting numbers to words, unless they are part of the reminder time.


🎨 To add a personal task with a Tag

πŸ“±πŸ’» Android/ iOS/ Web/ Desktop

  1. Create a new Task using the input bar.

  2. Tap on the hash

    icon or type the β€œ#” key (Personal tasks only).

  3. Choose the desired Tag from the menu.

  4. To customize a new Tag for a Personal task - type a new tag title after the # and then tap the β€œCreate a "X” Tag" that appears on the screen.


πŸ“„ To add a Personal task with a List

πŸ“±πŸ’» Android/ iOS/ Web/ Desktop

  1. Create a new Task using the input bar.

  2. Tap on the list icon

  3. Choose the desired List from the menu, or type a new title to customize a new List, and then tap the β€œCreate new folder named X” that appears on the screen.


πŸ‘€ To add a Workspace task with an Assignee

πŸ“±πŸ’» Android/ iOS/ Web/ Desktop

  1. Create a new Task using the input bar.

  2. Tap on the assignee icon

  3. Choose the desired assignees from the list of Board members and click Save.


❌ To disable the Smart Type's auto-detection

πŸ“±πŸ’» iOS/ Web/ Desktop

  1. Create a new Task using the input bar.

  2. If you do not want the auto detection, once you see a part of the Task title highlighted in blue, tap below the title on the blue suggestion to disable it. As a result the highlight will be removed.

πŸ“± Android

  1. Open Settings in Any.do.

  2. Preferences -> Time Detection (off).

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