The 2Do Screen

Choose a list in Lists, review its tasks in the middle panel, and tap a task to edit it. Swipe between panels to reach lists, tags, and locations. 2Do changes the layout to fit the window, so a tablet or unfolded device can show more of these areas together.

Navigation Drawer

The Lists panel holds your own lists, list groups, Smart Lists, and the built-in All, Today, Starred, Scheduled, and Done Focus Lists. An Inbox also appears if you enable GTD® Inbox under Settings > Default Collection List.

On a phone, swipe the task list to the right to reveal Lists. Depending on the layout, you may first see a narrow strip of list tabs; continue swiping to reveal the list names. Tap a list to show its tasks, or swipe toward the task list to close the panel.

At the bottom are a + for creating a list, a calendar button where the layout uses a calendar sheet, and the Settings gear. When an editable list is open, the + menu also offers New Section for that list. The + beside a group creates a list inside that group.

See Lists and List Groups for organizing the panel, Focus Lists for built-in views, and Smart Lists for saved searches.

Top Toolbar

The bar at the top of the task panel has:

• The list name, which opens Quick Open. Inside a project or checklist, it shows a back chevron and returns you to the list instead.
• Search, which opens the search field and scope controls. See Search.
• Batch Edit, which lets you select and change several tasks together. See Batch Editing.
• An overflow menu with New Section when you are viewing an editable list outside search or batch editing.

The Focus control and sorting options are on the sort bar below this toolbar.

Task List

Each task row shows its title and completion control, with dates and other indicators for the details you have added. The amount of detail depends on your display mode. Tap the completion control to finish a task, or tap the task to open its editor.

Tasks can have notes, tags, priority, alerts, locations, attachments, and an action, such as a call or web link. Projects and checklists hold sub-tasks. See The Task Editor and Projects and Checklists.

Choose a sort from the chip above the tasks, such as due date, start date, priority, or tag. Each list remembers its own sort. Manual ordering lets you arrange tasks yourself; see Drag and Drop for reordering in batch editing.

Change how much each row shows under Settings > Display mode. See Settings.

In 2Do 3.2 and later, headings such as Today and Tomorrow can show the total duration of unfinished work beside their title. See Duration Totals for the counting rules and the Show durations in headings setting.

The Sort Bar

The sort bar sits between the toolbar and the task list. It has the sort chip, a hidden-task count when needed, and controls for revealing scheduled or paused tasks.

Tap the Focus control to turn the Focus Filter on or off. Touch and hold it to choose the filter's conditions. Use the scheduled-task control to reveal tasks with future start dates, or the paused-task control to reveal tasks hidden by a paused tag.

These controls change what you see. They do not move tasks out of their lists.

Adding New Tasks at the Top or Bottom

With Manual sorting, you can choose whether new tasks appear at the top or bottom of the unfinished tasks:

1. Open the list you want to change, such as Starred, and leave Batch Edit if it is active.
2. Tap the sort chip above the tasks and choose Manual.
3. In Starred or another Focus List, reorder a task first if you have not already arranged that Focus List. Leave Batch Edit when you are done.
4. Tap the sort chip again, then tap Sort Descending to put new tasks at the top, or Sort Ascending to put them at the bottom. The button offers the direction you can switch to.

Changing the direction keeps the order you saved by dragging tasks. Tasks you have not arranged manually may change position. In a list with named sections, new tasks appear at the top or bottom of their section. For sub-tasks, open the project or checklist and change its own sort direction.

Named Task Sections

A list can have named sections, such as Bookings and Packing. These are separate from the date or priority groups produced by sorting. The same list sort applies within every named section.

With an editable list open, choose New Section from the toolbar's overflow menu. Tap a named section's title to collapse or expand it; touch and hold the title for its menu. Named sections appear in their own list, rather than in Focus Lists, search results, or an opened project. See Task Sections.

Quick Open

Tap the list name in the top toolbar to open Quick Open. Leave the field empty for recently changed tasks and recently visited lists, or type part of a task or list name and choose a result.

Leave batch editing first. Inside a project or checklist, the title takes you back to its list instead of opening Quick Open.

Calendar Events

The Calendar Day Bar shows appointments above Today or your other task lists. Enable it under Settings > Calendar Events and allow calendar access. Expand it to browse a list of appointments or a day timeline, then use Show Dates to browse other days.

Calendar Events is a Pro feature. It uses calendars available on your Android device, separately from your task sync service.

Floating Action Button (FAB)

The floating + below your tasks has two actions:

• Tap to open the full editor for a new task.
• Touch and hold to open Quick Add, which stays open so you can enter several tasks in succession.

The destination follows your current view and Default Collection List settings. Check the list shown in the editor or Quick Add before saving. This button adds a task; the + at the bottom of Lists creates a list or section.

Tabs and Side Panel

Swipe the task list left to reveal the side panel. Its selector switches between:

• Tags, where you can tap a tag to filter tasks and organize tags into groups. See Tags.
• Locations, where you can review saved places and the tasks near them. See Nearby and Locations.

On a phone these areas slide over the main view. A wider layout can leave more of the task list visible. The top selector belongs to the side panel; the narrow strip on the other side of the task list contains list tabs.

The Task Editor

Tap a task to edit its title, notes, dates, tags, alerts, and other details. On a phone, the editor opens in a draggable sheet. A wide tablet layout can keep an existing task open in the pane beside the list.

Tap a property to open its controls. The notes editor includes formatting shortcuts and a Markdown preview. See The Task Editor and Notes and Markdown.

Sliding Panels and Tablets

2Do adapts to the available width:

• Phones and narrow windows: the task list can fill the window. Swipe right for Lists and left for Tags or Locations. The task editor appears over the list.
• Wider windows: Lists and Tasks can remain visible together. On a sufficiently large tablet or unfolded device, a right pane can also show the selected task beside its list.
• Tablet portrait: the task list and right pane may fit together while Lists slides out of the way. Swipe right to bring Lists back.
• Changing window size: folding a device, rotating it, or resizing split screen changes how many panels fit. A narrow window returns to the overlapping layout.

On a wide tablet, tap an existing task to open it in the right pane. Its list stays visible while you review notes, dates, and other details.

Tap the × at the top of the editor to close it. The right pane then shows Recently accessed tasks. Tap an entry to open that task again.

Below the editor or recent tasks, a month calendar and counts for overdue tasks, tasks due today, tasks completed today, and tasks due tomorrow appear when there is enough height. Opening a task in a short window hides the counts and month calendar so the editor can use the full panel height.

When the month calendar is hidden, use the calendar button at the bottom of Lists to open it over the task list. The editor stays open beside it. Back closes this calendar first, without closing the task or its property panel.

Tags and Locations remain in the trailing side panel. Swipe toward that panel to reveal it, then swipe back to return to your tasks.

Gestures

Gesture	Action
Tap a task	Open its editor.
Touch and hold a task	Show its action menu.
Swipe the main panels horizontally	Reveal Lists, the task list, or the side panel.
Tap a named section title	Collapse or expand the section.
Touch and hold a named section title	Open its section menu.
Drag tasks	Move them to a supported destination, such as another list or section.
Drag in manual order during batch editing	Reorder tasks.
Drag one selected task onto the Calendar Day Bar	Prepare a calendar event for review in your calendar app.
Touch and hold the floating +	Open Quick Add.
Pull down on the task list	Request sync after you have configured a sync method.

See Drag and Drop, Batch Editing, and Calendar Events for selection rules and available targets.