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Contents

  1. Contents
  2. Welcome to OmniFocus
    1. What is OmniFocus?
    2. Migrating Your Database
    3. Making the Transition: OmniFocus 1 to OmniFocus 2
      1. Importing your Database
      2. Importing your Archive
      3. Changing Terminology
    4. Standard and Pro
      1. How to Try Pro
    5. Using This Book
      1. Get the EPUB
    6. Tell Us What You Think
  3. Getting Synced
    1. Omni Sync Server
    2. Other WebDAV Options
    3. How Synchronization Works
      1. Encryption
      2. Setting a Separate Database Passphrase
  4. Guided Tour
    1. The Toolbar
      1. Customizing the Toolbar
    2. Perspective Tabs
    3. The Sidebar
    4. The Focus Bar
    5. The Main Outline
      1. Status Circles and What They Mean
    6. The Inspector
    7. The Bottom Bar
  5. Inbox, Items, and Actions
    1. Inbox Items
    2. Actions
    3. Cleaning Up
  6. Projects
    1. Understanding Project Types
      1. Sequential Projects
      2. Parallel Projects
      3. Single Action Lists
    2. Project Status
    3. Creating Action Groups
    4. Grouping Projects with Folders
    5. Marking a Project Complete
    6. Placing a Project On Hold
    7. Dropping a Project
  7. Contexts
    1. Assigning a Context
    2. Managing Your Contexts
  8. Forecast
    1. The Forecast Sidebar
    2. Adding Your Calendars to OmniFocus
  9. Flagged
  10. Review
  11. Perspectives
    1. Perspectives List
    2. Using the Perspectives Editor
  12. Capture Methods
    1. Copying From Plain Text
    2. Quick Entry
    3. Clippings
      1. Setting Up a Clippings Shortcut
    4. Email Capture (Mail Drop)
    5. Importing from OmniOutliner
  13. Quick Navigation
    1. Quick Open
    2. Searching in the Toolbar
    3. Find Dialog
  14. OmniFocus Extended
    1. Sharing
    2. Today Extension
    3. Interactive Notifications
    4. Copy as TaskPaper
  15. Archiving and Backup
    1. Creating an Archive
    2. Restoring from a Backup
  16. Printing and Exporting
    1. Printing
    2. Exporting
  17. Notes and Attachments
    1. Creating and Syncing Attachments
      1. Option 1: Attaching Files from the Edit Menu
      2. Option 2: Attaching Files from the Finder
    2. The Attachment List
  18. Dates and Times
    1. Setting Defer and Due Dates
    2. Supported Date Formats
    3. Repeating Items
  19. Focusing
  20. Scripting
  21. Preferences
    1. General
    2. Organization
    3. Layout
    4. Style
    5. Dates & Times
    6. Notifications
    7. Synchronization
    8. Update
  22. Glossary
  23. Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts
    1. OmniFocus Menu
    2. File Menu
    3. Edit Menu
    4. Organize Menu
    5. View Menu
    6. Perspectives Menu
    7. Format Menu
    8. Window Menu
    9. Help Menu
  24. Managing Your Omni Licenses
  25. 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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