Batch Editing
Use batch editing to reschedule, tag, prioritize, move, share, or delete several tasks together. Each action applies to the selected tasks.
Entering Batch Edit Mode
- Open the list or view containing the tasks.
- Tap Batch Edit at the top-right of the Tasks screen. You can also touch and hold a task and choose Batch Edit.
- Tap task rows to select them. Tap again to remove them from the selection.
- Choose an action from the bar at the bottom.
The selection count tells you how many tasks are selected. The sort bar shows Select All or Deselect All while batch editing is active. Review the selection before choosing an action.
Available Actions
| Action | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Dates | Choose Set Due Date, Set Start Date, or Set Duration. |
| Tag | Append adds tags while keeping existing ones; Replace Existing replaces each task's tags with the chosen set. |
| Priority | Set High, Medium, Low, or None, or choose Star or Unstar. |
| Location | Append or replace locations on wider layouts that include this button. |
| Move | Choose a destination list, section, project, or checklist. |
| Section | Assign selected root tasks to a saved section when this action is available in a regular list. |
| Share | Open Android's share sheet with the selected tasks' details. |
| Delete | Delete the selected tasks after confirmation. |
Some controls are unavailable when the selection cannot use them. Checklist items use their parent's schedule, and tasks in a list you cannot edit cannot be changed.
Rescheduling Several Tasks
Choose Dates, then the date or duration you want to set. Review the calendar, time, or duration choices and tap Save.
For example, select unfinished errands, choose Dates > Set Due Date, and choose tomorrow. See Dates and Durations for how start dates, due dates, and durations affect the views.
Adding or Replacing Tags
Use Tag > Append to add a tag such as @waiting without removing the tasks' other tags. Use Replace Existing when every selected task should have the same new set instead.
Review this choice before saving. Replacing tags removes the old set from each selected task. You can pause a waiting tag to hide those tasks until you are ready to follow up. See Tags.
Moving Tasks
Choose Move, then a destination in the picker. The hierarchy includes lists and their available sections, projects, and checklists.
The picker can also offer Today, Starred, and Done. Choosing one applies that view's action: due today, starred, or complete. These views do not become the task's containing list.
See Task Sections for section membership and Projects and Checklists for parent-child relationships.
Dragging Selected Tasks
Select the tasks, then touch and hold one selected row to lift the selection. Drag toward the lists panel. If it is hidden, hold near the left edge to reveal it, or the right edge in a right-to-left layout.
Drop onto a regular list or Inbox to move the tasks. Drop onto Today to make them due today, Starred to star them, or Done to complete them. A highlight shows a destination that can accept the drop. Smart Lists, locked lists, hidden or archived lists, and lists you cannot edit do not accept it.
In a regular list with sections, batch editing shows a drag handle at the end of each editable task row. Use the handle to lift a task or the selected batch, then drop onto a section heading. With Manual sorting, a position marker can show where the selection will be inserted. Leaving batch editing hides the task handles.
To create a calendar event, select one task and drag it onto the Calendar Day Bar. Android opens the calendar event editor for you to review and save. The task stays in 2Do. See Drag and Drop and Calendar Events.
Exiting Batch Mode
Tap Batch Edit again to leave selection mode. The changes you already applied remain saved.