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Omnifocus as a Tool for Lists, not Tasks
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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 22, 2019 at 11:19 AM
You can attach files to items in your list. You drag the document into your list. Dynalist imports the document to its server, then gives you a link to the file which you paste into your document where you want it. When you click the link in your document it opens it in a new window. It is a clumsy process, but does work.
MadaboutDana wrote:
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>I don’t attach files, however - at the moment, you can’t attach files. A
>better list manager (on macOS, iOS) from that point of view would be
>Things 3.
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>I’ve become very attached to DynaList, and can’t see myself moving any
>time soon!
Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 22, 2019 at 12:33 PM
@stephen
Wow, I didn’t know it could import documents - thanks for the tip. Thanks also for the tip about universal tagging!
@paul
I use a top-level item labelled “Archive”, into which I drag and drop all completed tasks. Okay, it’s slightly tedious to do that, but it also acts as a kind of overview/mopping-up operation that reminds me of stuff I might have overlooked, etc. Another option is to create an archive subitem under each major heading (I’ve also used that approach in other outliners). It would be good to have a “disappear” option for completed items, but hey, I’m sure they’ll get around to it.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 22, 2019 at 01:11 PM
I should clarify that the universal tagging is, I think, a feature of the Pro subscription and may not be available with the free version. The same is true for the document attachment.
MadaboutDana wrote:
@stephen
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>Wow, I didn’t know it could import documents - thanks for the tip.
>Thanks also for the tip about universal tagging!
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>@paul
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>I use a top-level item labelled “Archive”, into which I drag and drop
>all completed tasks. Okay, it’s slightly tedious to do that, but it also
>acts as a kind of overview/mopping-up operation that reminds me of stuff
>I might have overlooked, etc. Another option is to create an archive
>subitem under each major heading (I’ve also used that approach in other
>outliners). It would be good to have a “disappear” option for completed
>items, but hey, I’m sure they’ll get around to it.
Posted by Paul Korm
Mar 22, 2019 at 05:33 PM
Ugh. I’ve stared at those settings several times and never saw what I was looking at.
Sorry—thanks Steve!
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
You can have universal auto complete of tags. It is an option in the
>settings dialog.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Mar 22, 2019 at 05:38 PM
I can’t tell you how many times that kind of thing has happened to me.
A further note about tagging in Dynalist is that when you open the tags panel, you can see tags for all your outlines or just the current one. I think that is a very handy auto filtering feature.
Paul Korm wrote:
Ugh. I’ve stared at those settings several times and never saw what I
>was looking at.
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>Sorry—thanks Steve!
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>Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>You can have universal auto complete of tags. It is an option in the
>>settings dialog.
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