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OmniFocus for the Web Reference Manual

The Toolbar

The toolbar at the top of your OmniFocus window contains a set of buttons for commonly used app functions that are accessible at a single click. This chapter describes the controls available in the toolbar.

Toolbar Tools

App Menu the App Menu button, represented by the OmniFocus check mark icon

Shows a menu with information about OmniFocus for the Web and commands for customizing your OmniFocus experience. See The App Menu below for information about individual menu commands.

Sync the Sync button, two curved arrows pointing at one another

Prompts your OmniFocus database to sync with its counterpart in the cloud. (This happens automatically at regular intervals, so you shouldn’t need to manually sync often.)

Opens and closes the sidebar on the left side of OmniFocus.

View the View options button, an eye

Customizes which items appear in the current perspective’s outline based on their completion status, project order, and other perspective-specific features. See View Options for details.

Perspectives the Perspectives button, a rectangular solid at an angle

Opens the Perspectives menu, where you can navigate to any of the built-in perspectives as well as any custom perspectives you have created with OmniFocus for Mac or OmniFocus for iOS.

Select the star the star icon indicating that a perspective is shown in the sidebar next to a perspective to include it in the sidebar, or deselect it to remove it from the sidebar. If you visit an unstarred perspective its icon appears in the sidebar until you navigate to another perspective.

Clean Up the Clean Up button, a dusting brush

Tidies any items in the outline that may belong elsewhere after a change of project, tag, or status.

Undo the Undo button, an arrow curving back on itself pointing left

Undoes the latest change you made.

Redo the Redo button, an arrow curving back on itself pointing right

Restores the most recently undone change.

New Action The New Action button, a plus sign

Adds an action item at the current location (inside the topmost level of whatever hierarchy is visible in the outline).

Add Items The Add Items button, an arrow pointing down at a tray

Opens the Add Items dialog for speedily adding new items from anywhere in OmniFocus.

Inspect the Inspect button, an italicized I in a circle

Opens and closes the inspector on the right side of OmniFocus.

The App Menu

Click the OmniFocus icon the App Menu button, represented by the OmniFocus check mark icon in the toolbar to open the App Menu, which contains useful information and commands for working with OmniFocus for the Web.

About OmniFocus for the Web the About OmniFocus app menu button, a question mark icon

Opens an overlay with information about your current OmniFocus for the Web session.

Reference Manual the Reference Manual app menu button, a book icon

Opens a browser window with the OmniFocus for the Web Reference Manual (the very thing you are reading now!).

Contact Omni the Contact Omni app menu button, a letter icon

Opens a browser window with a form for contacting Omni support, with options to include diagnostic information about your session and add any relevant attachments.

Release Notes the Release Notes app menu button, an exclamation point in a star icon

Opens a browser window with the release notes for recent versions of OmniFocus for the Web.

Preferences the Preferences app menu button, a silhouette icon

Navigates to the OmniFocus for the Web Preferences screen, where you can customize your OmniFocus experience in the following ways:

  • Language preference—Choose the language for the OmniFocus user interface.

  • Date format—Choose how dates are displayed: month/day/year, day/month/year, or year/month/day.

  • Start of week—Choose the weekday that OmniFocus considers to be the start of the week for purposes of the Forecast perspective.

  • Time format—Choose whether times should be displayed on a 12 hour clock or a 24 hour clock.

Beneath these options is a button to Restore Defaults, which returns all preferences to their original settings.

After making any changes, click Back to apply them to your session (this may cause OmniFocus to reload in your browser).

Manage Account the Manage Account app menu button, a person over the Omni logo

Opens a browser window to the Omni Accounts website, where you can log in to manage the Omni Account associated with your OmniFocus for the Web subscription.

Sign Out the Sign Out app menu button, an arrow exiting a circle

Sign out from OmniFocus for the Web, ending the current session.