The little reference guide to Nozbe

When I first started using Nozbe I always imagined that a small reference to Nozbe’s powerful # syntax, markdown and keyboard shortcuts would be useful, 3 years later I still thought it would be! So I took a break from writing “the little book of Nozbe” and made a “little reference guide to Nozbe”.

Hopefully if you’re a new or more forgetful user of Nozbe (like me!) it will help you get the most out of Nozbe.

A PDF version that makes a great printout can be downloaded for free from productivewizard.com.

Hashtags

Use # in emails & quick task entry:

#priority — make the task a next action

#project_name — assign the task to an existing project

#context_name — assign the task an existing context

#text_date — assign the task a due day:

• #today or #monday or #tuesday
  
• #january or #february or #march
  
• #april 15 13:00 or #may 18 09:00

#every repeat_time

• #every day, week, month, year
  
• #every 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks
  
• #every 2 months, 3 months, 4 month
  
• #every weekday, half year

#time

• #5 min #15 min #30 min #45 min
  
• #1h #1.5h #2h #2.5h #3h
  
• #4h #5h #6h #7h #8h

E-mail

Send one task to Nozbe:

• make the subject the task name and
  
• the email body becomes a comment

Send multiple tasks:

• email subject — ignore
  

• email body — start each line “. (space)”

  Example:

  . this is task 1
  this is a comment for task 1
  . this is task 2
  this is a comment for task 2

Email to an existing task:

• append the email subject with #task: task_name
  
• ignore everything else: “- -” a double dash stops Nozbe from parsing any more of your email

Example:

. buy some milk #household #errands #saturday #15 min

Markdown

Use markdown in your comments.

Headers

# — Header 1
## — Header 2
### — Header 3

Text Format

**bold text**
*italic text*

Bullet points

* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3

Horizontal line

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Keyboard shortcuts

Use in Nozbe Desktop and web application.

a — add new task
i — inbox
n — next actions
c — calendar
s — start sync
t — quick add task

Taken from the little book of Nozbe productivewizard.com

Editors note: Nozbe is the proud sponsor of Productive! Magazine

As you know, productivity is my passion, and helping people around the world get organized and stay on top of their game is my mission. That’s why, as the founder and CEO of Nozbe, I decided to create the magazine that you’re reading right now. The magazine is free, but creating each issue costs money — Nozbe covers these costs.

I’d appreciate if you checked out Nozbe when looking for a solution for yourself or your company to manage tasks, organize projects, and communicate effectively. Thank you!

Michael Sliwinski