[BrainInside]

I have no idea how to deal with it.

So i.e. I have a Folder, where I have few projects, and in every project there are tasks with due dates. I want to see everything grouped and sorted by due dates.
But, OmniFocus doesn't want to show it in that order:



And the next thing is, How to sort and group by due dates in this example?






It is extremely time consuming to to it Manually.

Is there any way I can do that, or do you have any alternatives?


Thanks a lot!

[whpalmer4]

If you want to reorder the tasks (as opposed to simply displaying them in a different order), select the tasks, then Edit->Sort->(sort key). This also works for reordering projects in the sidebar (sort the projects to be re-ordered in the sidebar, then do the sort).

[Brian]

Depending on what you're trying to do, another option that may help would be a context mode Perspective that's grouped by project and sorted by due date.

You can set up a perspective like that with these steps:

View -> Context Mode
View -> Sidebar Filter -> Remaining (or whatever you prefer)
View -> Grouping -> Project
View -> Sorting -> Due
View -> Status Filter -> Remaining (again, modify to taste)

Next, select
Perspectives -> Save Window As -> New Perspective
from the menu bar. Give the perspective a name and you're all set to return to this view from the Perspectives menu in the future.

[glen.saberton]

Hi all,

I normally seem to work in Context mode which I can sort by due dates quite well.
I am having trouble doing the same in project mode....even when only looking at one particular project.....

Is this possible?

Sorry for rather basic question

Glen

[Brian]

No worries, Glen. I'm going to move your post to an existing thread with the info you're looking for. (Folks subsequently seeing this post will see it in the thread I moved it to.)

[glen.saberton]

Thanks Brian,

WhPalmers' reply helped a lot. Does the edit menu sorting option work differently to the normal sorting / grouping options that run along the top of the actions window?

-Glen

[whpalmer4]

Edit->Sort actually rearranges the items, just as if you had dragged them into a different order. The view bar options merely change the ordering of the display, and if you had two windows open to the same view, only one window would be altered.

[glen.saberton]

Great thanks whpalmer4,

Should I be able to change the ordering (whilst in project view) using the view bar options? At the moment I cant quite figure this bit out.

Sorry to persist.
-Glen