January 30, 2024 10:13 AM
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alex@reflect.app
Reflect Update: Tasks Beta
Announcement of Reflect's new Tasks beta feature for better task management across notes.
Hi there, Ever since we launched Reflect, people have been asking us for a way to manage all the todos scattered across their notes. It turns out that many people use their notes as a kind of scratch pad for their daily tasks. And, while our first p
January 30, 2024 10:13 AM
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alex@reflect.app
Reflect Update: Tasks Beta
Announcement of Reflect's new Tasks beta feature for better task management across notes.
Hi there, Ever since we launched Reflect, people have been asking us for a way to manage all the todos scattered across their notes. It turns out that many people use their notes as a kind of scratch pad for their daily tasks. And, while our first p
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</style></head><body style="max-width:100%; zoom:1; font-size:15px; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5; margin:0; padding:12px"><center><div class="main" align="left" style="width:100%; max-width:600px; text-align:left; box-sizing:border-box"><div class="content" style="box-sizing:border-box">Hi there,<br><br><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5">Ever since we launched Reflect, people have been asking us for a way to manage all the todos scattered across their notes.<br><br>It turns out that many people use their notes as a kind of scratch pad for their daily tasks. And, while our first priority will always be note-taking, we also want to address this use-case. <br><br>Recently we've made some progress towards this, <b>so today I'd like to announce our Tasks beta.</b> <br><br>This Tasks beta gives you basic aggregation and management of tasks across your notes. Note that we've intentionally kept it as simple as possible. Our goal is to cover the 80% of use-cases. More advanced use-cases (such as recurring tasks) should be done in a dedicated task-manager.<br><br><b>To participate, first </b><a href="#" style="color:rgb(29,161,242)"><b>enroll in the Tasks Beta</b></a><b>.</b> <br><br>Once enrolled you'll see a "Tasks" tab in Reflect's sidebar. Currently this is only on the desktop and web apps. Eventually we will roll this out across mobile as well.</span></div><br><h2 style="font-weight:700; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom-color:#e2e8f0; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; margin:20px 0 10px">How to add a task</h2><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5">You can add tasks through the command menu by typing <b>/</b> and selecting “task”, or by typing <b>+</b> followed by a <b>space</b>. <br><br>You can convert a bullet to a task using <b>cmd </b>+<b> shift </b>+<b> return</b>.<br><br></span>We’ve chosen to differentiate ‘tasks’ from ‘checklists’. You can still create checklists as before (<b>cmd</b> + <b>return</b>), but they won’t be shown in the aggregate tasks view.<br><br>Tasks are shown as a round checkbox, compared to checklists which look rectangular. <br><br></div><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><img alt="" src="https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571011913_beta%20gif%201_01HNBRY61180RVAJHJH9DE4V91.gif" title="Image: https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571011913_beta%20gif%201_01HNBRY61180RVAJHJH9DE4V91.gif" style="display:block; width:100%; max-width:680px; border-radius:8px; margin:20px auto"><br><h2 style="font-weight:700; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom-color:#e2e8f0; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; margin:20px 0 10px">Managing Tasks</h2><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5">You can view all of your tasks from the tab on the left sidebar.<br><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><br>Under this new tasks tab, you can see all tasks across your daily and regular notes. You can edit, complete, and archive them. <br><br><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><img alt="" src="https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571105153_tasks%20beta%202_01HNBS111ECW2Z43VGG5G4T3DM.png" title="Image: https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571105153_tasks%20beta%202_01HNBS111ECW2Z43VGG5G4T3DM.png" style="display:block; width:100%; max-width:680px; border-radius:8px; margin:20px auto"><br></div><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><h2 style="font-weight:700; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom-color:#e2e8f0; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; margin:20px 0 10px">Scheduling tasks</h2>You can schedule upcoming tasks by clicking the Schedule button, which appears whenever a task is selected.<div style="box-sizing:border-box"><img alt="" src="https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571176371_scheduling%20tasks_01HNBS36KTTY7J606NCNHD25MF.png" title="Image: https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571176371_scheduling%20tasks_01HNBS36KTTY7J606NCNHD25MF.png" style="display:block; width:100%; max-width:680px; border-radius:8px; margin:20px auto"><br></div><h2 style="font-weight:700; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom-color:#e2e8f0; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; margin:20px 0 10px"><span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><h2 style="font-weight:700; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom-color:#e2e8f0; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; margin:20px 0 10px">Completing and removing tasks</h2>To mark a task as complete, simply check the circle box from the Tasks tab, or from the note the task lives in. Once a task has been completed, you can choose to archive it. <br><br>If you decide to remove a Task without completing it, simply convert it to a checklist to remove it from the list. <span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:400; line-height:1.5"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><img alt="" src="https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571691450_unnamed%20(1)_01HNBSJXSS5VMY70ZM1BVBFQTH.gif" title="Image: https://userimg-assets.customeriomail.com/images/client-env-103422/1706571691450_unnamed%20(1)_01HNBSJXSS5VMY70ZM1BVBFQTH.gif" style="display:block; width:100%; max-width:680px; border-radius:8px; margin:20px auto"><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box">To learn more about how to use this new Tasks tab, see our <a href="#" style="color:rgb(29,161,242)">video walkthrough</a> on YouTube.<br><br>As you're testing this new feature, please keep in mind that it is still in beta and we will be tweaking it here and there. <br><br>Lastly, join the #tasks channel in <a href="#" style="color:rgb(29,161,242)">Discord</a> to see updates and give us feedback.<br><br><b>Thanks,<br>Alex and the Reflect team<br></b></div><p style="line-height:1.5; margin:8px 0 12px"><b><br></b></p><p class="cta" align="center" style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; margin:8px 0 12px"><b></b><b></b></p><p class="cta" align="center" style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; margin:8px 0 12px">Reflect is a beautiful notes app designed to work the way you think. </p><p class="cta" align="center" style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; margin:8px 0 12px"><a href="#" style="color:white; display:inline-block; width:auto; background-color:#1DA1F2; text-align:center; border-radius:30px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:500; margin:30px auto; padding:7px 28px">Sign up for a free two-week trial.</a> </p><p class="cta" align="center" style="line-height:1.5; text-align:center; margin:8px 0 12px"><b></b><b></b></p></span></span></h2></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><a href="#" style="color:inherit; text-decoration:none; margin-top:20px; display:block"></a><table height="40px" background="none" style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none"><tbody style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none"><tr style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none"><td width="48px" height="40px" rowspan="2" style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none"><img src="https://userimg.customeriomail.com/XEmqUj1SSjylMFRi0rem_alexmaccaw-avatar.jpg" style="width:40px; height:40px; border-radius:40px"> </td><td height="22px" style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none">Alex MacCaw</td></tr><tr style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; margin:0; padding:0; border:none"><td height="18px" class="co-founder" valign="top" style="line-height:1.5; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; background-image:none; opacity:0.6; font-size:13px; vertical-align:top; margin:0; padding:0; border:none">Co-Founder of Reflect </td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#" style="color:inherit; font-size:13px; text-decoration:none; margin-top:20px; display:block">Unsubscribe</a> </div></center><img src="https://cgo.reflect.app/e/o/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVC1wd1lEQUtHREJLQ0RCQUdOVzF5YVFONlUycjBxZ0thdlEwQT0ifQ==" alt="" style="height:1px!important; max-height:1px!important; max-width:1px!important; width:1px!important; display:none!important"></body></html>
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