The Quick Add Entry is the fastest way to create a new task. Use the check box in the View menu to enable and disable the entry field.
To add a task simply type its title in the entry and press Enter. The task will be created and selected in the task browser. If a tag is selected in the Tags Sidebar, it will be applied to the task you created.
You can also create a task in the Quick Add Entry and at the same time specify its tags, due and defer date. Follow these format rules:
tags:tag1,tag2,tag3
Using this you can apply as many tags as you wish using comma as separator. Note that any word in the title that begins with "@" will also be interpreted as a tag!
due:date
defer:date
Using this you can apply a due date or a defer date. Dates can be formated as per your locale or yyyy-mm-dd (for example 2012-04-01) or yyyymmdd (20120401) or mmdd (0401 - the year being implicitly the current one) or today, tomorrow or a weekday name (due:monday means due next Monday). Dates which are added in this way will not appear in the task title.
Examples:
buy stationary tags:purchases,office due:20120330 defer:tuesday
The above example tells GTG to create a new task with the title "buy stationary", under the tags "purchases" and "office", with the due date March 30, 2012 and the start date next Tuesday.
call mum tags:family,calls due:sunday defer:tomorrow
The above example tells GTG to create a new task with the title "call mum", under the tags "family" and "calls", with the due date next Sunday and the start date tomorrow.
