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Instruction manual ‘Remember the Milk’(‘RTM’)
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Go to: www.rememberthemilk.com
OR
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Login:
Click settings:
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Choose your general settings:
Don’t forget to save
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Go to ‘Lists’ & add the following 5 lists:
On the upper right, you can also rename existing lists:
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Want to delete a list?
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Daily email reminder of your tasks?
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Go to “tasks”:
This is the screen where you fill in your tasks
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you can have an overview of future tasks
(& completed tasks of the past)
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Create smart lists - STEP 1:
Example: smart list “Today - TODO!”
Step 1: Type “due:today” in the Search field (& press enter
Now a search list appears:
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Create smart lists - STEP 2:
Example: smart list “Today - TODO!”
Step 2: Click on the Save button and name the list “Today - TODO!” (& press SAVE)
Now the smart list appears:
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Create smart lists - STEP 3:
Make the following smart lists:
Search term: Name smart list:due:today Today - TODO!
priority:1 and due:today Today - FOCUS TODO!
completed:today Today - DONE!
due:tomorrow Tomorrow
due:"2 days of today" Day after tomorrow
dueBefore:"monday" This week (until sunday)
dueWithin:"2 weeks of today" Coming 2 weeks
dueBefore:today Too Late
completedWithin:"1 week of today"
Last week - DONE!
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Now fill in your tasks:Step 1: Go to InboxStep 2: Write down the taskStep 3: Choose list by using # (and other “tags”)Step 4: Choose importance (if needed) with !Step 5: Repeated task? -> use *Step 6: Select day/date with ^
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Change task characteristics? - 1Step 1: Click taskStep 2: On the right side you can change:
- the date- repeat- tags- add URL- Add notes- etc.etc.
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Change task characteristics? - 2Step 1: Click taskStep 2: Choose “More actions” --> here you can change:
- Priority, Move to other list, Delete task etc.
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Task DONE or POSTPONE?Step 1: Click task
Click “complete” if completed :)Click “postpone” if you want to do it tomorrow
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How to sort your tasks:STANDARD SETTING: Tasks within 1 list are sorted by “priority”
MY PERSONAL SETTING: Sort tasks by “Due Date” (since the colors on the left side will always show whicht tasks are most important)
Priority #1 = orange
Priority #2 = dark blue
Priority #3 = light blue
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Printable overview?
Step 1: Click overviewStep 2: Click “weekly planner”Step 3: Print it!
Alternative: get a daily reminder in your email inbox (see slide 7)
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Remember the Milk on your phone?
Please note: the free version only enables you to SYNC once a DAY
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Remember the Milk in your Google Calendar?
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/googlecalendar/
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Extra for the real RTM-freaks:Email new tasks by sending them to:
The task will appear in your RTM-INBOX list
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Have you got any questions?Want to know more?
Want to become a RTM pro?
Don’t hesitate:
Tweet @stastra or mail me on [email protected]