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Productivity Tips

Focus Mode

Focus Mode helps you concentrate on one task, event or time slot at a time.


How do I open Focus Mode?

Focus Mode works on tasks, events and time slots.

  • Select a task, event or time slot and press F.

  • Or open its popup and click the Focus mode button.

To leave, press Esc, Cmd Shift F on Mac (Ctrl Shift F on Windows), or click X (Save and close).

Focus Mode on a task, with its description and subtasks checklist

What you see

  • Task: the title and description. Click Show sub tasks to see the subtasks, then click one to open it in Focus Mode.

  • Event: the title and description. You can edit the description, except on events from a calendar you can only view.

  • Time slot: the slot title, an Add new task field that adds tasks straight into the slot, and the slot's task list, where you can tick tasks off.

Focus Mode on the Weekly sync event, with its agenda in the description
Focus Mode on the Deep work time slot, with the Add new task field and the slot’s tasks

Features

  • Your changes save automatically.

  • Click the i button to see and edit the item's details.

  • Hover over the right side of the screen to show your calendar.

  • The bar at the bottom shows your next task or event and how long until it starts.

  • Press T to go back to Today or I to go back to Inbox.


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