Save to a folder?

[Jim Wavada]

It's a small thing.  But it would be nice to be able to create a Task from anywhere in my Task Outline, including the IN BOX and be able to save it to existing folder.  As I understand it, to file a task in a folder, it must be created in that folder.  Sometimes, I want to create a task on the fly or while I am in another View, like Starred Tasks, for instance.  I would like to be able to save that new task in the outline where it actually would belong.  Is that a function I just don't know how to invoke?

[Andrei Bacean]

Hi
Have you tried rapid task entry?
Hotkey ctrl+shift+m
(You can change it in settings).
In the top left corner of the rte you can change the folder where the task will be placed.
Br
Andrew

[TerryK]

One extra thought. Though as I am still under post review, I can not control when this will show.

Make a copy of the All Tasks View

Call the view something, maybe Move to Folder

Filter that view

Click Add Advanced

Filter on Is Folder = yes

Now select that view in the move dialog window, F6 to collapse [ it will stick ]

You now have all your folders showing no matter what level in the overall outline they live.

not tested in detail YMMV

[TerryK]

You are wanting Smart Folders, an entity that parses everything in real time to find and place links to items inside the folder.

Not possible [  yet :- ) ] in MLO. Our folders are task items that have been subsequently told they are a folder for text / icon formatting and filtering purposes.

What might work is to right click on the item and see how the move functionality works for you. If all your folders are top line parent items only, having the move window show all items and then hitting f6 might show only your folders and will be easy to move. If your folders are scattered within all sorts of levels, the move will still work, you just will need to do a little more hunting for the items new home. 

On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:46:27 PM UTC-6, Jim Wavada wrote:

[bs]

Perhaps I'm under-estimating your request, but doesn't a simple move accomplish your request?

While in the Starred folder, for example, create your task. Then right click and select Move (or CTRL-M) and then begin typing the folder name. Once you've found the folder, simply select it. The task will now be within that folder and, in this case, will still be starred. If you do this while in the InBox (or elsewhere in the outline), the item will then be moved to this folder. If you want the item in two different places in the outline, a copy (rather than move) would work. However, If you want the task to be located in two places in a linked fashion, that is not possible.

Hope this helps,

-bs

On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 12:46:27 PM UTC-7, Jim Wavada wrote:

[Jim Wavada]

Ha!  You are absolutely right bs.  I fixated on the Save options and never considered the Move option.  Thanks, bs.  I will follow your advice.

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[Jim Wavada]

Great idea. It works for what I need.

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