Task Transitions in Markdown (Cheat Sheet V1)
How to schedule, reschedule or unschedule a task in Noteplan? What actions are possible? Which one should be supported by the graphical user interface?
Examples:
– (Re-)schedule task * buy apple from current location and/or April 30th, 2021, to May 4th, 2021.
– Unschedule task * buy orange that is currently scheduled for April 30th, 2021
The green checkbox ✅ indicates a core set of actions that should cover most users' needs.
Schedule Task in Regular Note
Within regular note:
| Action | Source my project.md before action |
Source my project.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| append date tag | * buy apple |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 |
✅ schedule |
| modify date tag | * buy apple >2021-04-30 |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 |
✅ reschedule |
To a daily note:
| Action | Source my project.md before action |
Source my project.md after action |
Target 20210504.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cut & paste | * buy apple |
* buy apple |
✅ move | |
| cut & paste & link | * buy apple |
* buy apple (moved from [[my project]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ | |
| copy & paste | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple |
* buy apple |
Use case❓ |
| copy & paste & link | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple (copied to [[2021-05-04]]) |
* buy apple (copied from [[my project]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ |
Unschedule Task in Regular Note
| Action | Source my project.md before action |
Source my project.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| remove date tag | * buy orange >2021-05-04 |
* buy orange |
✅ unschedule |
Schedule Task in Daily Note
To another daily note:
| Action | Source 20210430.md before action |
Source 20210430.md after action |
Target 20210504.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cut & paste | * buy apple |
* buy apple |
✅ move | |
| cut & paste & link | * buy apple |
* buy apple (moved from [[2021-04-30]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ | |
| copy & paste | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple |
* buy apple |
✅ “BuJo” |
| copy & paste & link | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple >2021-05-04 |
* buy apple <2021-04-30 |
“Noteplan”. Use case, syntax❓ |
To a regular note:
| Action | Source 20210430.md before action |
Source 20210430.md after action |
Target my project.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cut & paste & add date tag | * buy apple |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 |
Use case❓ | |
| cut & paste & link & add date tag | * buy apple |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 (moved from [[2021-04-30]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ | |
| copy & paste & add date tag | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 (copied from [[2021-04-30]] |
Use case, syntax❓ |
| copy & paste & link & add date tag | * buy apple |
- [>] buy apple (copied to [[my project]] |
* buy apple >2021-05-04 (copied from [[2021-04-30]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ |
Unschedule Task in Daily Note
Within daily note:
| Action | Source 20210430.md before action |
Source 20210430.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| plain bullet list | * buy orange |
- buy orange |
✅ inactivate |
To a regular note:
| Action | Source 20210430.md before action |
Source 20210430.md after action |
Target my project.md after action |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cut & paste | * buy orange |
* buy orange |
✅ move | |
| cut & paste & link | * buy orange |
* buy orange (moved from [[2021-04-30]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ | |
| copy & paste | * buy orange |
- [>] buy orange |
* buy orange (copied from [[2021-04-30]] |
Use case, syntax❓ |
| copy & paste & link | * buy orange |
- [>] buy orange (copied to [[my project]] |
* buy orange (copied from [[2021-04-30]]) |
Use case, syntax❓ |