[koterski]

I am seeking help to understand how to use start dates with actions. I use OF on the Mac and on the iPad.

What I was hoping to do is have an action that appears on the Forecast screen (iPad) and in a perspective (Mac) for 3 or more days. I was trying to do this with a due date that was two days later than the start date.

For example, assume an action with a start date of 11/10/2012 and a due date of 11/12/2012. On the iPad, the item appears in Forecast on 11/10 (in a Starting Today grid) and on 11/12 as a due task in Due Today. On the Mac, I cannot figure out at all how to work with start dates. All the filters seem to do only with due dates and flags.

As a workaround, I have been making the task repeating and checking the item off each day that I work on it. But, OF not having a way to specify an ending date for a recurrence, I have to manually delete the action when it is finally done.

So, what is the correct way to use start dates in OF? Thanks for any advice or hints anyone can provide.