[karenp]

I'm trying to use OF for my leads generation (CRM).

I have a "project" set up with a bunch of items. They are single items that are not dependent upon each other. They all have due dates. So every day I want to spend an hour or two just concentrating on this one folder's items - specifically the due items.

How do I view a single Project by Due Date? I just can't figure it out. At present when I open a single Project in a window - I select Sort by Due Date but toe order is completely mixed up.

We should be able to focus in on a single project and sort how we want it - right?

[whpalmer4]

Focus on the project, then go to context mode view to do the sorting.

[karenp]

sorry - I don't quite understand this answer - how would context help reorder the items by due date?

[whpalmer4]

You can use the view bar to tell OmniFocus to display your actions ordered by due date. In context mode, sorting is on an action-by-action basis, whereas in project mode, it is on a project-by-project basis, which is why you can't do what you want in project mode. Example:

[karenp]

Thanks for your help. Looks like context mode doesn't help at all because all my projects will be mixed in there making it a nightmare to sort through.
All I want to do is focus - focus in on one project - and view the due items listed all together at the top of the window - not scattered through the whole project.
David Allen talks a lot about focus. This would help me. I can't figure out why this isn't possible to do.

[CatOne]

Originally Posted by karenp

Thanks for your help. Looks like context mode doesn't help at all because all my projects will be mixed in there making it a nightmare to sort through.
All I want to do is focus - focus in on one project - and view the due items listed all together at the top of the window - not scattered through the whole project.
David Allen talks a lot about focus. This would help me. I can't figure out why this isn't possible to do.

Here's how you do it:

* Pick the project, and focus on it
* Hit command-2 to switch to context mode.
* Select status filter: Due or flagged

voila