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Mini Calendar / Calendar Control

The Mini Calendar sits at the bottom of the Lists Panel on the left side of the 2Do window. It's a compact month view that scrolls through the months, and it does more than show you the date — you can use it to spot busy days, filter the task list by date, defer tasks by dragging, and create new tasks on a specific day, all without leaving your current list.

Move Through the Months​

Scroll the calendar with a trackpad or mouse wheel to move through the months. A line marks where one month ends and the next begins.

Use the previous and next arrows at the top to change months one at a time; the month and year sit between them. Hold ⌥ (Option) while clicking an arrow to move a whole year. When today's month scrolls out of view, a back to today button appears in the header — click it to return to today. The button disappears again once today is back in view.

To hide the dividers, turn off 2Do > Settings > Appearance > Mini Calendar > Show month dividers. The lines between months then disappear completely, including the stronger ones that show while you scroll.

Spot Busy Days at a Glance​

The Mini Calendar marks every day on which a task starts or is due, so you can see which days have the most tasks without opening a list. Every task counts once toward a single day: its due day if it has a due date, its start day if a start date is all it has. Date-only ("all day") tasks count the same as any other. You can choose how those days are marked:

  • Heat Map (the default) — a translucent tint behind the date, deepening across ten steps as the number of tasks rises. One task gives the lightest tint, ten or more the deepest. It works in both light and dark themes.
  • Dots — small dots under the date instead of a tint. The more dots, the busier the day.
  • None — no markers, and 2Do skips the counting work entirely.

To change the style, pick one under 2Do > Settings > Appearance > Mini Calendar > Busy Days. The setting syncs over iCloud, so your iPhone and iPad use the same style. See Settings.

You can also switch styles from the main window. Move the pointer near the calendar button below the Lists Panel — the one that shows and hides the Mini Calendar — and an arrow appears beside it. Click the arrow, or press and hold the calendar button, to open a Display style: menu with the same three choices. Picking a style also shows the calendar if it was hidden.

Future occurrences of repeating tasks are marked too, so the Mini Calendar shows what's coming in the next few weeks before you click into any list. This is useful when you're planning ahead and want to avoid stacking too many tasks onto the same day.

To see what's on a busy day weeks away, click it. The task list filters to that date and shows which tasks land there, including the future occurrence of the repeating task that marked it.

Filter to One Day​

Click a day to filter the current task list to just the tasks for that date. Click the same day again to clear the filter.

This works no matter which list you're in — All, Today, a regular list, or a Smart List — and lets you focus on a single day without changing the list's sort order or losing your place.

Filter to a Date Range​

Click and drag across several days to filter the task list to that range.

For example, drag from Monday through Friday to see your working-week deadlines, or drag across the weekend to plan errands and home tasks.

Defer a Task by Dragging​

Drag a task onto a date in the Mini Calendar to defer it to that day. The task's due date updates automatically — no editor required.

This is the fastest way to reschedule while reviewing a list. To move several tasks to the same day in one go, select them first (⌘-click or ⇧-click) and drag the bundle onto the target date.

If the Mini Calendar is hidden, it appears as soon as you start dragging a task, so you always have a date to drop on, and hides again when the drag ends. The strip below the calendar reads Drop on date to set due date during the drag.

To reach a date further out, hold the dragged task over the top or bottom row of weeks. After a short pause the calendar moves to the previous or next month, then pauses again before moving further, so you page through the months one at a time.

Dragging a task onto the Mini Calendar
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If you only want to look ahead without rescheduling, use the date filter first. Then, if you decide a task belongs on a different day, drag it onto that date.

Create a Task on a Specific Date​

Hold ⌥ (Option) and click a date to create a new task with that day pre-filled as the due date.

Use this when you're planning around a known day — a bill to pay, a call to make, a form to submit, or any errand that only makes sense on a specific date.

Clearing the Filter​

If the task list looks shorter than expected, the Mini Calendar may still be filtering by a day or date range. Click the selected date again to clear the filter, or switch to a different list to return to your normal view.

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