Keeping To Do Lists
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5 If you select Other..., the Task Due Date dialog box opens:
Pick the Date on which the task is due by using either the date or calendar selector:
• The month section of the date selector is highlighted by default. Press the wheel to open
the selector pop-up, rotate the wheel until the month you want is highlighted (rotate up for months later in
the year; rotate down for months earlier), then press. Rotate the wheel until the day you want is
highlighted, then press again. Now pick the year by rotating the wheel until the year you want is
highlighted, then press.
• You can also use the calendar date selector to select a task due date. Use the wheel to highlight the
calendar icon , then press. The current month appears with today’s day highlighted by default:
Rotate the wheel to highlight the date you want, then press to select it. If you want to assign a date in a
future month, press Menu then rotate the wheel to scroll month-by-month until you get to the month
you want. To return to today’s date, press T. When you have the date you want highlighted, press the
wheel to set this date in the Task Details screen.
When finished selecting a Task Due Date, press Done . You are returned to the New Task screen.
6 Scroll to highlight the Priority pop-up menu, then press the wheel. Select one of:
7 You can also add a note to your task. Simply highlight the Notes box and type. Your note can be up to 500
characters in length.
8 To save your new task, press Menu then select Done . Your new task appears in your Browse Tasks
screen.
Edit a Task
You can edit any of your tasks by opening the task’s detail screen:
1 From the Browse Tasks screen, use the wheel to highlight the task you want to edit, then press. The Task
Details screen opens.
2 You can change any of the fields, just as if you were creating the task from scratch. Note that you can mark
the task completed by using the wheel to select the Completed check box. You can mark a completed task
as incomplete by selecting the Completed check box again to clear the box of the check.
3 You can discard the task altogether by pressing Menu and selecting Discard [].
Tip: Your task is not deleted permanently; it’s discarded, which means it’s been moved to the Trash, where
you can retrieve it.