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# 4.2. To-Do

The To-Do list is a place for you to write down notes to yourself about things that you need to do. To-Do entries are tasks that do not have to be scheduled. There are short-term and long-term tasks. For instance you should go to a hairdresser within a week, and you should sell your old car within a year. You do not want an alarm go off at a particular time, you just want to have a list of things that you must do, and dates when they must be finished at the latest (date due).

To enter a new To-Do, click on Actions->New To-Do. A window with General and Attendees tabs appears.

If you wish you can use a different way to start a new event:

1. Use Date Navigator to go to the due date of your To-Do task.

   | A due date is simply the date when your task must be finished. For instance, if your To-Do task is that you must return your books to the library by 16th November, that date is called "the To-Do task due date".

2. Use the View toolbar to choose the desired view icon (or select the desired view from the View menu). Since your To-Do normally does not start at a particular time, you should choose a view that displays as many days as possible, like the Month view. You may choose other views of course, as appropriate.

3. In the main panel, double-click on the due date of your To-Do task.

4. A window with General and Attendees tabs appears. Enter your data as described below.

## 4.2.1. General tab

Owner:

  Please note that your name is displayed above the Summary field. This means that the task is owned by you. While initially this name is the same as Full Name (specified in KDE Control Center, in Personalisation->E-mail), you can change it in Settings->Preferences->Personal->Your name.

Summary

  Enter short description of the task into the Summary field.

No due date

  Uncheck the No due date checkbox if your task should be finished at a certain datem, and give that date in the Due date field.

No time associated

  Similarly, uncheck No time associated if your task should be finished at a certain time, and give that time in the field provided.

  | The date and time are initially hidden, because To-Do tasks do not have the character of a fixed event. Some of them do not need a due date at all. Most of them certainly do not need the exact time of fulfillment. If your task requires exact time, maybe it actually belongs to events.

Completed

  Leave the Completed checkbox unchecked. Later on, when you finish your task, you can check this and your task will be displayed as completed.

Priority

  Assign a priority to your task. Highest priority tasks are at the top of the To-Do list.

Details

  Enter a long description of the task in the large rectangle.

  For example, If the event is, say, planned general repair of your car, you can list all items that need repairing. Later on you can print this list and hand it over to the serviceman. If the event is shopping, you should list the goods that you need to buy. Print the event and take it to the shop with you.

  If you enter at the end of the description a `#` character followed by a few characters (like `#002`), this appears in the To-Do view in the column SortID. This can be used to order the to-do's in an user-definable way.

  For example, If the event is, say, planned general repair of your car, you can list all items that need repairing. Later on you can print this list and hand it over to the serviceman. If the event is shopping, you should list the goods that you need to buy. Print the event and take it to the shop with you.

Categories

  You can assign several categories to the task. Get more information in Categories description.

Private

  Check the Private box to keep the To-Do task private. Currently, this checkbox has no real effect. However, when group scheduling features of Korganizer are completed, private tasks will only be visible to you. The checkbox may also have an effect when the calendar file is loaded in another calendar understanding the vCalendar format.

When you want to confirm, call off or revert the entered data, choose among the Action Buttons, Ok, Apply and Cancel.

## 4.2.2. Attendees tab

Some tasks may require more people. You can list those people here. Get more information in the Attendees section of the Windows reference.

When you want to confirm, call off or revert the entered data, choose among the Action Buttons, Ok, Apply and Cancel.

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