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The Task Editor

The task editor is where every detail of a task lives. This page is a field-by-field reference for the iOS editor.

The full task editor

Opening the Editor​

  • Tap a task on the Tasks screen.
  • On iPad, the editor appears in the right pane; on iPhone it pushes to a new screen.
  • The editor stays open while you make changes; tap Done (top-right) to dismiss.

Title​

The headline of the task. Start with a clear title, then use the editor fields below it for dates, tags, list, priority, Alerts, notes, and the rest of the task details.

Notes​

A free-form text field. Notes support:

  • Auto-detected URLs that become tappable.
  • Phone numbers and email addresses that turn into actionable links.
  • Inline timestamps (more-actions menu → Insert Time Stamp).
Notes field in the task editor

Start Date and Due Date​

  • Start Date — when a task should begin. Tasks with a future start date are scheduled and hidden from view until their start date arrives.
  • Due Date — when a task must be finished. A task with a due date appears in Today on that date for the whole day, then becomes overdue until you complete it.

The date picker accepts taps for common offsets (Today, Tomorrow, Next Week) and a calendar view for arbitrary dates.

Learn more about how Start Date, Due Date, and Duration interact in Dates and Durations.

Smart Scheduling​

Tasks with a future start date are hidden from view until that start date arrives. To peek at them without resuming, tap the Scheduled focus list, or toggle the clock icon in the top-right of the sort bar.

Due Time and Duration​

  • Due Time — a specific time on the due date.
  • Duration — estimated minutes/hours to complete. When a task also has a due date and due time, the duration tells 2Do when the task starts needing your attention. For example, a task due at 3:00 PM with a 30-minute duration becomes active around 2:30 PM. The due-time picker offers an analog time wheel for fast manual selection, plus four Due Time Shortcuts — quick-pick buttons (configurable in Settings > Advanced) for the times you use most (e.g. 9 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 9 PM). One tap, no scrolling.

Default Due Date and Default Due Time​

If most of your tasks share a typical pattern — say, "due today at 9 AM by default" — set it once under Settings > Advanced:

  • Default Due Date — every new task gets a due date of today, tomorrow, next week, etc. (or none).
  • Default Due Time — every new task with a due date gets the time you've chosen. You can still override per-task; the defaults just save the most common keystrokes.

Priority​

None, Low, Medium, or High. The priority dot is color-coded and visible on every task row. See Stars and Priorities for when to use priority instead of a star.

Tags​

Comma-separated. Tap the tag field to open the tag picker; existing tags autocomplete and you can create new ones inline. For tag concepts, including how to pause a tag to hide its tasks, see Tags and Nearby.

Tag picker in the task editor

Location​

Attach a location and 2Do can:

  • Show the task on the Nearby tab.
  • Fire an Alert when you arrive or leave.
  • Open the address in Maps. For more, see Tags and Nearby and Actions.
Adding a new location to a task

Action​

Make the task itself actionable. Pick a type:

  • Call, Message, Mail, Visit (Address), Browse (URL), Google (Search). See Actions.
Action picker in the task editor

A Message action lets you fire an SMS / iMessage straight from the task row, with the recipient and body pre-filled.

Configuring a Message action

A Visit action drops you straight into Apple Maps with the address loaded — turn-by-turn directions in one tap.

Configuring a Visit action

Alerts​

As many as you need:

  • Quick preset alerts such as On Time or 15 minutes before.
  • Custom alerts for an exact date and time.
  • Custom alerts relative to a due date or start date.
  • Optional alert sound. See Alerts and Nag Me.
New Alert screen in the task editor

Recurrence​

Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or any custom pattern. Choose between repeat-from-due-date and repeat-from-completion. See Repeating Tasks. If the repeating task also has start dates, due dates, or a duration, see Repeating Tasks and Dates.

Recurrence picker in the task editor

Attachment​

When syncing via Dropbox, 2Do can carry task attachments between your devices. With CalDAV-style sync methods, 2Do can sync a maximum of one picture and one audio note per task when those switches are enabled in Settings > Sync.

Attachment field in the task editor

Sub-Tasks​

A regular task can carry an inline checklist of sub-tasks. They live in the parent and don't surface independently in Focus Lists. For richer children, convert the task to a Project — see Projects and Checklists.

Date Shortcut Visibility​

The editor can show quick start-date and due-time shortcut buttons. Customize those under Settings > Advanced > Custom Date Shortcuts. You can still use the full date and time pickers whenever you need a specific value.

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