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Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. How This Documentation is Organized
    2. Using This Book
    3. Tell Us What You Think
  2. Getting Synced
    1. Omni Sync Server
    2. Other WebDAV Options
    3. How Synchronization Works
      1. Encryption
      2. Setting a Separate Database Passphrase
    4. Migrating Your Database
  3. Guided Tour (iPad)
    1. The Home Screen
      1. The Secret Bar
    2. The Main Outline
    3. The Toolbar
    4. The Editor
      1. Editor Tools
    5. Contextual Menus
  4. Guided Tour (iPhone)
    1. The Home Screen
      1. The Secret Bar (Home Screen)
      2. The Secret Bar (Perspectives)
    2. The Main Outline
    3. The Toolbar
    4. The Editor
      1. Editor Tools
    5. Contextual Menus
  5. Collecting with the Inbox
    1. Inbox Items
    2. Actions
    3. Completing Items
  6. Planning with Projects
    1. Understanding Project Types
      1. Sequential Projects
      2. Parallel Projects
      3. Single Action Lists
    2. Creating Action Groups
    3. Grouping Projects with Folders
    4. Marking a Project Complete
    5. Placing a Project On Hold
    6. Dropping a Project
  7. Organizing with Contexts
    1. Managing Your Contexts
      1. Nesting Contexts
    2. Location Reminders
      1. Turning on Notifications
      2. Giving a Context a Location
      3. Setting Notifications for a Location
      4. Putting Contexts, Locations, and Notifications to Work
  8. Looking Ahead with Forecast
    1. Adding Your Calendars to OmniFocus
  9. Prioritizing with Flags
  10. Taking Action Nearby
  11. Updating Project Status with Review
  12. Working with Perspectives
    1. Favoriting and Reordering Perspectives
    2. Creating and Editing Perspectives
  13. Using Notes and Attachments
    1. Cleaning Up Attachments with the Attachment List
    2. Syncing Attachments with OmniFocus for Mac
      1. Attaching Files from the Edit Menu
      2. Attaching Files from the Finder
  14. Using Dates and Times
    1. Setting Defer and Due Dates
    2. Repeating Items
    3. Quick Rescheduling with Peek and More
  15. OmniFocus Extended
    1. Email Capture (Mail Drop)
    2. Reminders Capture (Siri)
    3. Calendar Alarms
    4. Today Extension
    5. Interactive Notifications
    6. Send to OmniFocus
    7. OmniFocus for Apple Watch
    8. Automating OmniFocus
    9. 1Password Support
  16. OmniFocus Settings
    1. Sync
    2. Colors
    3. Due Dates
    4. Notifications
    5. Calendar Integration
    6. Capture
    7. TextExpander
    8. Privacy
      1. Keeping Your Work Private with App Lock
    9. Device Information
    10. Database
    11. Reset
  17. Glossary & Appendices
    1. Glossary
    2. Appendix: Interface Updates
    3. Appendix: Terminology Updates
  18. Keyboard Shortcuts
    1. Universal Shortcuts
    2. Shortcuts in Item Editors
    3. Perspectives Shortcuts
      1. Projects Shortcuts
      2. Contexts Shortcuts
      3. Review Shortcuts
    4. Navigation Shortcuts
  19. Getting Help
    1. The OmniFocus Website
    2. The Official Forums
    3. Email Support
    4. Release Notes
    5. Troubleshooting
      1. Finding Misplaced Items
      2. Improving Performance
      3. Resolving Sync Conflicts
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