Is there a hotkey to mark Tasks as being "100%" completed (i.e. "Task done")?
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Is there a hotkey to mark a task topic as being 100% done (i.e. "Task Done")?
The closest that I can find is: "Control + Alt + P" but that only increments the 'completed-ness'. And if I increment past 100% it goes back to being 0%. And so if I have a large number of tasks selected at once and they are all at different stages, it's impossible to mark them all simultaneously as being 100% done.
Thanks
J
UPDATE:
I have discovered a workaround which is to use the Priority markers and set up a Smart Rule to change the Progress.
e.g. If I set the Priority to as specific value (e.g. "9") - which can be achieved using the hotkey Control+Shift+9 - I can set up a Smart Rule to change the Progress to 100% (i.e. "Task Done").
[Of course the slight problem is that the Topic now has a Priority flag (of 9 in my case) visible, and if I try to hide Icons then I now can't see my Progress icons!]
Surely that has to be a better way, no?
J
UPDATE:
I have discovered a workaround which is to use the Priority markers and set up a Smart Rule to change the Progress.
e.g. If I set the Priority to as specific value (e.g. "9") - which can be achieved using the hotkey Control+Shift+9 - I can set up a Smart Rule to change the Progress to 100% (i.e. "Task Done").
[Of course the slight problem is that the Topic now has a Priority flag (of 9 in my case) visible, and if I try to hide Icons then I now can't see my Progress icons!]
Surely that has to be a better way, no?
J
Correction: Surely *there* has to be a better way, no?
Correction: Surely *there* has to be a better way, no?
Actually, there IS a simpler way (albeit one not involving hotkeys)!
This was bugging me, so I played with it a bit more. All you need to do is:
This method can also be used to apply any other progress icon to a group of topics. You can also apply the same method to Priority icons, though these of course have Smartkeys as well.
Actually, there IS a simpler way (albeit one not involving hotkeys)!
This was bugging me, so I played with it a bit more. All you need to do is:
This method can also be used to apply any other progress icon to a group of topics. You can also apply the same method to Priority icons, though these of course have Smartkeys as well.
Yes, your "simpler way" is a reasonable solution for ticking multiple Tasks at once - as it doesn't happen all that often in practice.
However I would still much prefer to have a hotkey solution even for individual Tasks, but I have had trouble with the icons solution:
1. I have created my own icon files (using icoconvert.com) but when I import the into the library, the right-click on it, there is no "Shortcut Key" menu option on it. [What size/sizes of pixels does Mindmanager require from an icon file?]
2. If I am to be compelled to use an existing icon file, because it is a icon, if I opt to "hide icons" in Mindmanager then I can not longer see my task's Progress. [A small point, but what doesn't help is that I can't find a grey tick icon...]Any thoughts?
J
EDIT: P.S. It gets stranger. If I go to Library Task Pane (on the right of screen) ==> Icons, on about half of the icons, if I right-click to get a context menu, although I can drag the icon on a task on my map, there is no "Shortcut Key" option. Clue: The "Open" menu option is also failing. Instead I get an error saying "The file is not associated with an application"
Yes, your "simpler way" is a reasonable solution for ticking multiple Tasks at once - as it doesn't happen all that often in practice.
However I would still much prefer to have a hotkey solution even for individual Tasks, but I have had trouble with the icons solution:
1. I have created my own icon files (using icoconvert.com) but when I import the into the library, the right-click on it, there is no "Shortcut Key" menu option on it. [What size/sizes of pixels does Mindmanager require from an icon file?]
2. If I am to be compelled to use an existing icon file, because it is a icon, if I opt to "hide icons" in Mindmanager then I can not longer see my task's Progress. [A small point, but what doesn't help is that I can't find a grey tick icon...]Any thoughts?
J
EDIT: P.S. It gets stranger. If I go to Library Task Pane (on the right of screen) ==> Icons, on about half of the icons, if I right-click to get a context menu, although I can drag the icon on a task on my map, there is no "Shortcut Key" option. Clue: The "Open" menu option is also failing. Instead I get an error saying "The file is not associated with an application"
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